Students' satisfaction with their health and social care educational programmes: qualitative findings from the UK

ABSTRACT

This article reports a qualitative assessment of students' satisfaction with their health and social care educational programmes. The responses of 66 students who completed an open-ended "comments" section at the end of a survey to assess students' satisfaction were coded and analysed using the constant comparative method. Respondents commented on course organization, module organization, workload, module content, course delivery, personnel delivering modules, course workload and assessment, and resources available. The findings suggest that 3 interrelated factors are imperative for "educationally effective" modules 1] module administration, content and assessment; 2] module teams and university resources; and 3] module relevance