'This is our campus!' - student perspectives of their 1st year experience at a new university campus

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Todd, Nick and Ballantyne, Julie. 2007. "'This is our campus!' - student perspectives of their 1st year experience at a new university campus." Kift, Sally (ed.) 10th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2007). Brisbane, Australia 04 - 06 Jul 2007 Brisbane, Australia.

Paper/Presentation Title	'This is our campus!' - student perspectives of their 1st year experience at a new university campus
Presentation Type	Paper
Authors	Todd, Nick (Author) and Ballantyne, Julie (Author)
Editors	Kift, Sally
Journal or Proceedings Title	Proceedings of the 10th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2007)
Number of Pages	9
Year	2007
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
ISBN	1741071917
Web Address (URL) of Paper	http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/past_papers/papers07/final_papers/pdfs/3e.pdf
Conference/Event	10th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2007)
Event Details	10th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2007) Parent Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE) Delivery In person Event Date 04 to end of 06 Jul 2007 Event Location Brisbane, Australia
Abstract	This study examines students’ first-year perspectives as undergraduates at Australia’s newest satellite campus. Those early experiences appear influential in securing successful transition (McInnis, James, & Hartley, 2000). This study sought to allow staff to better understand the inaugural cohort and strategically respond to their specific needs. The cohort sampled included several emerging demographic subgroups that researchers have recently requested be more fully investigated (Krause, Hartley, James, & McInnis, 2005). This paper details the findings of focus group interviews with members of those subgroups, and follows an earlier online survey of all first-year students. Findings reveal students thematically conceptualising their experiences in terms of commitment to their studies, a desire to engage in dialogue, and an 'us versus them' competitiveness. Mature age learners detailed their significant sacrifices made when undertaking university studies and the possibility of this factor being a variable influencing persistence and attrition is raised.
Keywords	first year experience, USQ Springfield, mature age students
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390203. Sociology of education
	390303. Higher education
	390402. Education assessment and evaluation
Public Notes	File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.
Byline Affiliations	Faculty of Education
	Australian Catholic University

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