The first year experience: perceptions of students at a new campus
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Paper/Presentation Title | The first year experience: perceptions of students at a new campus |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ballantyne, Julie (Author), Todd, Nick (Author) and Olm, Tammie (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 30th HERDSA Annual Conference: Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship (HERDSA 2007) |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 090855771X |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2007/papers/p193.pdf |
Conference/Event | 30th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2007) |
Event Details | 30th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2007) Parent Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference Delivery In person Event Date 08 to end of 11 Jul 2007 Event Location Adelaide, South Australia |
Abstract | This study was conducted in a bid to better understand the student cohort at the new campus of the University of Southern Queensland. The project was designed to follow on from the findings of a recent nation-wide review of first year students conducted by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne (Krause, Hartley, James, & McInnis, 2005). Studies focusing on the experiences and perceptions of vulnerable student cohorts provide valuable information to academic and support staff at universities and enable institutions to better meet student needs. The cohort in this context differed in several respects from those of previous studies, specifically in terms of the much greater proportion of students who were of a low to middle socio-economic status, as well as a larger proportion of mature-age students. The findings are relevant in terms of providing meaningful student experiences, assisting students to connect theoretical frameworks with their home experiences, engaging students, developing innovative teaching and learning practices within this context and improving students’ perceptions of quality assurance. The demographics of the current sample indicate a cohort of students in previously marginalised groups and as such the current research constitutes a unique contribution to the investigation of first year experiences. |
Keywords | first-year experience; new campus; student perceptions |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
390303. Higher education | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | Copyright@ 2007 HERDSA and the authors. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Design and Patent Act, 2005, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any for or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licenses issued by the copyright Licensing Agency. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y85q/the-first-year-experience-perceptions-of-students-at-a-new-campus
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