Cook, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-9200, Sims, Stuart ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-3398, Brindley, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-2629 and Poole, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0095-6470 (2024) Level 7 degree apprenticeships: a story of challenge, resilience and success. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 29 (2). pp. 191-219. ISSN 1359-6748 (Print), 1747-5112 (Online) (doi:10.1080/13596748.2024.2330778)

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Abstract

This study explores the lived experience of both in-service and pre-service apprentices studying Level 7 apprenticeship programmes. Using qualitative questionnaires, this article facilitates a thematic analysis exploring how aspects such as: rationale for enrolment; study habits; prioritisation of workload; resilience and wellbeing, are experienced by educators studying either an Academic Professional Apprenticeship or a Senior Leaders Apprenticeship programme. Results demonstrate a mixed landscape is apparent for Level 7 apprentices, with tangible differences, both within and between groups, exhibited regarding reason for enrolment and study habits. The challenge around balancing work-life priorities and the encroachment of work commitments on study time (and vice versa) are a common theme for both cohorts, with those who have better established working patterns and relationships more resilient to the challenges of Level 7 apprenticeship study.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	apprenticeships, study habits, workload, prioritisation, resilience, career aspirations
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Educational Development Unit Information & Library Services
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 15:36
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49535

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