1st Edition
Student Attainment in Higher Education Issues, controversies and debates
Preface Ian Dunn Introduction Graham Steventon and Tony O’Shea-Poon 1. Influencing change through a strategic approach to student attainment Geoff Layer Critical friend commentary: Chris Duke 2. Dilemmas in addressing the ethnicity attainment gap Tony O’Shea-Poon Critical friend commentary: Gary Loke 3. Addressing the attainment gap at the University of Derby: from theory to practice? Jean Mutton and Philip Plowden Critical friend commentary: Ed Foster 4. Linking attainment to interculturalism and global citizenship Alun Evans and Caroline Wilson Critical friend commentary: Betty Leask 5. The secret of student success: student identity, belonging and the psychological contract Debra Cureton Critical friend commentary: Liz Thomas 6. Intellectuality, student attainment and the contemporary higher education system Gurnam Singh and Stephen Cowden Critical friend commentary: Glynis Cousin 7. Authentic learning: a route to student attainment? Graham Steventon Critical friend commentary: Brian Nelson 8. Mentoring for attainment Arinola Adefila Critical friend commentary: Ann Darwin 9. Student attainment through activity-led cooperative learning Sarah Wilson-Medhurst Critical friend commentary: Roger Hadgraft 10. Mixing metaphors for academic writing development Christina Howell-Richardson and Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams Critical friend commentary: Kelly Peake 11. Building a house on sand? Are vocational education and training qualifications an (in)equitable stepping-stone to success in higher education? Tracy McCoy and Don Adamson Critical friend commentary: Paul Haywood 12. (not) Talkin’ ‘bout my generation: is higher education engaging older learners? Christine Broughan and Jim Soulsby Critical friend commentary: Marvin Formosa 13. Being a student and becoming a professional: tensions and challenges in attaining a professional identity Lynn Clouder Critical friend commentary: Joy Higgs Issues, controversies and debates: concluding thoughts Glynis Cousin
Biography
Dr Graham Steventon is a senior lecturer in Criminology at Coventry University. He has published and presented at international conferences on pedagogy and the use of technologies for teaching, learning and assessment.
Dr Debra Cureton works as a research fellow at the University of Wolverhampton focusing on student experience and success.
Lynn Clouder is Professor of Professional Education and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning Enhancement in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Coventry University.
