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Harrison 1, Fay Hadley 1, Sue Irvine2, Belinda Davis 1, Lennie Barblett3, Maria Hatzigianni 1, Gerry Mulhearn 1, Manjula Waniganayake1, Rebecca Andrews 1, Philip Li 1  \n1 Macquarie University  \n2Queensland University of Technology 3 Edith Cowan University  \nNovember 2019  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ 3  \nOverview................................................................................................................................................................... 3  \nMethodology ............................................................................................................................................................ 3  \nSummary of Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 3  \nFindings by Phase .................................................................................................................................................... 5  \nConclusions .............................................................................................................................................................. 6  \nLIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................................................... 7  \nLIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................... 7  \nINTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................8  \nResearch Aims .........................................................................................................................................................8  \nData Collection and Analysis ..................................................................................................................................8  \nKEY FINDINGS – PHASE 1.......................................................................................................................................11  \nKEY FINDINGS – PHASE 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 13  \nThematic analysis of researcher summary notes ................................................................................................ 13  \nNVivo analysis of QIPs and A&R reports ............................................................................................................. 16  \nLeximancer analysis of QIPs ................................................................................................................................. 22  \nKEY FINDINGS – PHASE 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 25  \nQuality Area 1: Educational program and practice.............................................................................................. 25  \nQuality Area 7: Governance and leadership .........................................................................................................26  \nSUMMARY OF FINDINGS .......................................................................................................................................29  \nCONCLUSION AND OBSERVATIONS....................................................................................................................30  \nApproved Provider and Organisational Support .................................................................................................30  \nService","cbCaiaLTus94J7ps","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaLTus94J7ps","pdf",1357501,35,"English","# 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