The first year experience in Australian universities: Findings from a decade of national studies
The purpose of the project was to extend the outcomes of the national studies of the first year student experience conducted by Centre for Studies in Higher Education (CHSE), University of Melbourne, in 1994 and 1999.
Abstract
The study examines the experiences of first year university students over a ten year period and reports on six key areas including aspirations, change and uncertainty in the first year; student expectations and adjustments to university study; engaging with learners and learning at university; managing commitments in the first year; perceptions of teaching and satisfaction with courses; and the first year experience of significant student groups. An important finding of the report is that the 2004 respondents continued to rate both interest-related and job-related reasons as important in their decisions to enrol in university study together with an increased sense of purpose. The respondents also revealed a greater clarity about occupational aspirations compared with their peers from 1994 and 1999 and were less likely to have come to university directly from school.
Author(s)
Kerri-Lee Krause, Robyn Hartley, Richard James and Craig McInnis
Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
Publication Details
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Reports |
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5/2005 |
Topics Covered
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| Higher education statistics |
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| Student views |
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