Edwina Thacker

Lecturer in Children & Young People’s Nursing

• Mary Seacole MS3.19
• T: 0161 295 7023
• E: e.thacker@salford.ac.uk
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Full time

I have been in nurse education since November 1991 and have taught predominantly within the field of Children and Young People’s nursing. Prior to entering nurse education, I was a Ward Sister on a general Paediatric Unit.

I have taught on a range of diploma and undergraduate programmes but notably on pre registration programmes.  My key academic interests lie in child and family policy and the sociology of health and illness.   I have clinical links with a local PCT which supports my academic interests.

As the School Retention Officer, my research interests currently focus on the student experience and student engagement and support.

Academic

• B.A (Hons) Social Science 1978 – Manchester Polytechnic
• MSc Nursing 1998 - Manchester University
• PG Diploma in Nurse Education 1993 – Manchester University

Professional

• SRN 1982
• RSCN 1985
• Registered Nurse Teacher 1993

Conference presentations  

WP Conference Open University 2010 - Identifying High Risk Students: the usefulness of local intelligence (Leslie Robinson, Jennifer Hinsley, Karen Kniveton, Moira McLoughlin, Edwina Thacker, Cynthia Pine)
Salford University's ECE Conference  2011 - Using student induction data with final student qualitative data to manage experience and expectations for "realistic engagement"  in Higher Education (Edwina Thacker, Moira McLoughlin , Leslie Robinson, Jennifer Hinsley, Karen Kniveton, Cynthia Pine)