Table 2. Mean and standard deviation (SD) in the sub-dimension Pedagogical atmosphere* (N=439)
Pedagogical atmosphere Mean (SD) p-value**
The staff was easy to approach 4.35 (0.92) 0.08
I felt comfortable going to my workplace 4.28 (1.04) 0.49
During the meetings I felt comfortable taking part in the discussion 4.32 (0.97) 0.44
There was a positive atmosphere in my working place 4.43 (0.89) 0.17
The staff was generally interested in student supervision 4.23 (1.04) 0.35
The staff got to know the students by their personal names 4.32 (1.11) < 0.01
There were sufficient meaningful learning situations 3.90 (1.25) < 0.001
The learning situations were multi-dimensional in terms of content 3.89 (1.20) < 0.001
My workplace can be regarded as a good learning environment 4.23 (1.07) < 0.01
Mean score for the sub-dimension 4.22 (0.83) 0.001

*The items were rated on a scale from 1=not at all; disagree to 5 totally agree.

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