Contesting ‘transitions’ and (re-)engaging with ‘subjectivities’: locating and celebrating the habitus in three versions of ‘the first year experience’ at Central Queensland University
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Paper/Presentation Title | Contesting ‘transitions’ and (re-)engaging with ‘subjectivities’: locating and celebrating the habitus in three versions of ‘the first year experience’ at Central Queensland University |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Simpson, Jenny (Author), McConachie, Jeanne (Author), Coombes, Phyllida (Author), Danaher, Geoff (Author), Harreveld, R. E. (Author) and Danaher, P. A. (Author) |
Editors | Nulty, Duncan and Meyers, Noel |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2003) |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2003 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Queensland |
ISBN | 1741070287 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://unistars.org/past_papers/papers03/Refereed%20Papers/Transition%20&%20Adjustment/Danaher_ab.htm |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://unistars.org/past_papers/papers-accepted.htm |
Conference/Event | 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2003) |
Event Details | 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2003) Parent Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE) Delivery In person Event Date 09 to end of 11 Jul 2003 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Instead of the homogeneous and undifferentiated view of ‘the first year experience’ implied by the term ‘transitions’, we prefer to emphasise diversity and heterogeneity in mapping multiple experiences of university life, particularly in ‘the first year’. This mapping includes – in the context of Central Queensland University (CQU) – students in a pre-undergraduate preparatory program with rich life experiences but limited formal education; school leavers and mature age students in a first year undergraduate program; and students with industry and professional experience in a pre-service teacher education program with both undergraduate and graduate entry points. Despite the considerable differences among these ‘first year experiences’, they have in common a focus on the habitus (Bourdieu, 1977, 1990) as a framework for locating and celebrating student and staff subjectivities and hence for maximising student (re-)engagements with university life. The paper illustrates these crucial processes in each of these versions of ‘the first year experience’. |
Keywords | transitions; pre-undergraduate; teacher education; first year students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Central Queensland University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zv2q/contesting-transitions-and-re-engaging-with-subjectivities-locating-and-celebrating-the-habitus-in-three-versions-of-the-first-year-experience-at-central-queensland-university
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