Title Transition into higher education / Harriet Jones, Gemma Mansi, Catherine Molesworth, Heather Monsey and Hilary Orpin

Published St Albans : Critical Publishing, 2023

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Description 1 online resource Series Critical practice in higher education Critical practice in higher education Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Dedications -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Meet the authors and series editors -- Book summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- What is transition? -- Why is transition important? -- What is involved in successful transition? -- Postgraduate versus undergraduate transitions -- Induction programmes -- Example 1.1 -- Example 1.2 -- Importance of reinduction -- Communities of practice -- Example 1.3 -- Mutual understandings of language -- Example 1.4 -- Example 1.5 -- Critical questions for practice -- Learning and teaching approaches Positioning students as consumers -- Book focus -- Summary -- Useful texts -- Chapter 2 Perceptions of transition -- Introduction -- What motivates students to go to university? -- Students' perceptions before they arrive at university -- What students imagine university will be like -- How students perceive their learning skills -- Example 2.1 -- Perceptions of independent learning -- Example 2.2 -- Critical questions for practice -- Example 2.3 -- Critical questions for practice -- Interplay between staff and student perceptions -- Perceptions of assessment and feedback -- Example 2.4 Perceptions of the lecture style of teaching -- Critical issues -- Summary -- Useful texts -- Chapter 3 The pre-degree environment -- Introduction -- Qualifications in England -- Learning in pre-university classrooms -- Critical issues -- Example 3.1 -- Example 3.2 -- Critical issues -- Example 3.3 -- Critical issues -- Example 3.4 -- Example 3.5 -- Critical question for practice -- Foundation years -- Summary -- Useful texts -- Chapter 4 Stakeholders in student transition -- Introduction -- Level 3 providers -- Schools -- Example 4.1 -- Critical question for practice Further education colleges -- Critical questions for practice -- Changes to level 3 qualifications -- Critical questions for practice -- Critical issues -- Critical question for practice -- Teacher influence -- Example 4.2 -- Mature students -- How do mature students cope with decisions about higher education? -- Example 4.3 -- HE provider influence -- Widening participation teams -- What is widening participation? -- Widening participation activity -- Example 4.4 -- Example 4.5 -- University recruitment and marketing teams -- University websites -- Social media -- Open days Independent stakeholders -- UCAS -- League tables -- Critical questions for practice -- Critical question for practice -- Summary -- Useful texts -- Chapter 5 Supporting students in transition -- Introduction -- Why do students need support with transition? -- Widening participation and transition -- Effects on transition -- Example 5.1 -- Example 5.2 -- Widening participation and support -- Critical questions for practice -- Student mental health and transition -- Students affected by mental health issues -- Effects on transition -- Mental health and support -- Example 5.3 -- Critical issues Summary An essential and concise read for all those involved in teaching and learning in higher education, looking at best practice to support student transition to university Subject Education, Higher. College student orientation. College teaching. higher education. College student orientation College teaching Education, Higher Genre/Form Electronic books Form Electronic book Author Mansi, Gemma, author Molesworth, Catherine, author Monsey, Heather, author Orpin, Hilary, author ISBN 9781914171307 1914171306

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