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Aditomo, Anindito – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Mature epistemic beliefs underlie higher-order thinking and learning outcomes. Previous studies have established that epistemic beliefs predict task-specific performance. However, there is mixed evidence regarding the relationships between such beliefs and course-level academic performance. This study investigated whether disciplinary type ('soft'…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
Meehan, Catherine; Howells, Kristy – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Measuring student experience in terms of satisfaction is a national measure used by prospective students when considering their higher education choices. Increasingly league tables are used as a means to rank universities with a limited interrogation of the reality of students' experiences. This study explored the question 'What really matters to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs
Murtagh, S.; Ridley, A.; Frings, D.; Kerr-Pertic, S. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
The first year of study in higher education is a time of major transition for students. While the importance of induction has been widely demonstrated, there is evidence to suggest that not all students benefit equally from participation in induction. This study examined attendance rates at induction, the relationship between induction attendance…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, School Orientation, Attendance Patterns
Leach, Linda – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
Student engagement is important to further and higher education institutions: it is understood to be a proxy for quality teaching and governments attach a proportion of funding to student retention and completion. Many institutions are taking part in student engagement surveys, using the data generated to initiate changes to policies and practice.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Hughes, Gareth; Smail, Olivia – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
"Student Transition Project, University of Derby, Derby, UK." Whilst there is a significant consensus, in the literature, that student transition to HE plays a major role in future academic performance and success, there is, as yet, no broad agreement as to how best to support students during this process. Theoretical accounts of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, On Campus Students
Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2014
There are three dimensions through which to measure university support for students' transition to university life: academic adjustment, social adjustment and psychological adjustment. Previous research studies show that there are relationships among those adjustments. However, less is known about gender differences in these relationships. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Gender Differences, College Freshmen
Arnold, Ivo J. M. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
This paper investigates the first-year study success of minority students in the bachelor program in economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. We find that the gap in study success between minority and majority students can be attributed to differences in high school education. Students from similar high school tracks show no significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Minority Group Students, Undergraduate Study