1st Edition

Stepping up to the Second Year at University Academic, psychological and social dimensions

158 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Programmes in higher education tend to focus attention on the student’s first year (because of concerns about student transition and retention) and on their final year (because of student exiting for their future careers). The middle year(s) of programmes receive relatively little attention which can often lead to a slump in student development at a crucial point in their studies. Stepping up to... Read more

Chapter 1 Why study the second year?

Chapter 2 Defining the second year

Chapter 3 Shifting perspectives from first to second year

Chapter 4 Psychological orientations to learning in the second year

Chapter 5 Positive curriculum design for the second year

Chapter 6 Implications for student support in the second year

Chapter 7 Maximising the use of institutional data

Chapter 8 Listening for signals in the noise, and acting on them

Biography

Clare Milsom is Director, Teaching and Learning Academy at LMJU.

Martyn Stewart is Senior Lecturer in Research Methods at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Mantz Yorke is a member of the Project Team at LJMU and is currently Visiting Professor in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University.

Elena Zaitseva is a research officer at LJMU.