Transition from Secondary to Tertiary:
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Contents Chapter 1. Purpose and scope of project Chapter 3. Special Aspects of Transition Section II: Analysis of Key Factors and Problems in School to University Transition Chapter 5. IssuesScope of project Related studies Chapter 6. Literature review Theories and models Analyses Factors identified as significant Institutional actions Overview Chapter 7. Methodology Overview Data and analysis Chapter 8. Results Qualitative analysis Transition Questionnaires Statistical analysis Conclusions Chapter 9. Introduction Chapter 10. Analysis of system-wide data Section IV: Conclusions and Recommendation Appendix 1: Section I- Rotated factors matrix: factors 1, 2 and 3Appendix 2: Section II - Monash University student profile Appendix 3: Section II - Questionnaires and focus group questions Appendix 4: Section III - Relative Teaching Costs Matrix Appendix 5: Relative Teaching Costs Matrix Acknowledgements Professor Robert Pargetter, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning) at Monash University was the project director of the three coordinated sectional studies. Craig McInnis and Richard James of the University of Melbourne's Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) were responsible for the components of this study based on the 1994/1995 national study of first year students. Andrew Stephanou, CSHE, Mark Rogers, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research conducted the statistical analyses. Zane Ma Rhea, CSHE, wrote and edited parts of the report. Dr Mark Peel, Department of History, and Associate Professor Merran Evans, Department of Econometrics, were responsible for Section II of the study. They wish to thank both Dr Ian Macdonald, from the Faculty of Education at Monash, and Mr Tom Fisher, from Scotch College and a Monash Teaching Fellow in 1996, for assistance with the questionnaire items and the former for input into Chapter 1.2. These authors are also indebted to Professor Ross Williams, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce of the University of Melbourne, for providing a statistical analysis of a corresponding Melbourne to augment ours, and to Associate Professor Alan Farley of the Department of Accounting and Finance for his manipulation of large institutional data files to match and extract the required Monash data. Finally they would like to gratefully acknowledge the research assistance of Dr Ian John and Piers Lumley, and for the editorial assistance of Dr Joan Grant and Jacqueline Dynon. Ian Dobson, Associate to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) was responsible for Section III. He would like to acknowledge the assistance of Angelo Calderon at Monash University and Wayne Shipley and Jan Armedt of DEETYA for their assistance and advice. |