- Title
- Independent learning
- Creator
- Earl, Catherine
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Text; Book chapter; Electronic book section
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/161909
- Identifier
- vital:12599
- Abstract
- "In Australia and South Africa, as in many other states, an important aspect of higher education policy entails initiatives to broaden participation among under-represented student groups. In response, universities have developed pathways to higher education that aim to attract, prepare and retain students from increasingly diverse backgrounds. In order to do this, it is important to develop an informed understanding of how these students experience university. Student voices in transition : the experiences of pathways students explores how previously under-represented students perceive university and learn to successfully adapt. Student voices in transition reports the voices of students who entered university through access pathways at Monash University in Australia and South Africa. It provides insight into why these students sought university qualifications, how they adjusted to university study, the challenges they faced and the rewards they experienced. It identifies the issues faced by commencing university students, particularly those who have past experiences of modest academic achievement, and what the transition to university actually involves, regardless of how it is reported by experts, lecturers or institutions."--Back cover.
- Publisher
- Van Schaik
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Monash University; Monash South Africa; Student adjustment; Universities and colleges.; Articulation (Education); Academic achievement.; Students with social disabilities.; Educational equalization.
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