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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"transition to university"”.
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The transition to university : adaptation and adjustment
Beginning university can be conceptualized as a stressful life event as both positive aspects and several new challenges are associated with the transition (Hudd, Dumlao, Erdmann-Sager, Murry, Phan et al., 2000; Kerr, Johnson, Gans, Krumrine, 2004; Lamothe, Currie, Alisat, Sullivan, Pratt et al., …
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Anxiety and depression in the undergraduate transition to university
… conceptual and empirical literature relating to the problems, causes and interventions associated with the transition to university is reviewed.Part two is an empirical paper, which explores anxiety and depression in theundergraduate transition to university.Part three comprises the appendices.
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Transition to university : perceptions of first year Humanities students from impoverished backgrounds at the University of Cape Town
This study sought to explore the transitional experiences of students from a disadvantaged background at the University Cape Town (UCT). It set out to examine how students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds negotiated hardships stemming from their historically deprived backgrounds in their …
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Relationships between mental health, socioeconomic status and subjective social status in first-year students at four South African universities
Background and Objective: First-year university students face many challenges during the transition to university. Some of these relate to their background and socio-demographic characteristics and others have to do with the characteristics of the universities they attend. South African first-year …
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Life transition of becoming a university student
The transition to university is a common, but varied experience shared by all students. Although, it is a largely positive life transition, many students experience major difficulties in making this transition. New university students often have to move away from home, establish new friendships and …
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Work Hope as a Mediator Between Proactive Coping and Career Planfulness in Domestic and International University Students
… (E. R. Greenglass, 2002; R. Schwarzer, 2000) to the domain of career development in domestic and international student transition-to-university. Participants were recruited from a large southeastern state university. No significant between-group differences were identified in the present …
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The trajectory of first year students’ drinking during the transition from home to university and the factors associated with alcohol consumption
… in harmful and excessive alcohol behaviours are university students. Whilst there is some published research in the UK on undergraduates’ consumption patterns, drinking across the transition to university has generally been overlooked with most studies tending to measure alcohol behaviours across …
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Changes in Body Mass, Body Composition, Physical Activity and Nutrition from the First to the Fourth Academic Year in University Students
Background: The transition to university life is a critical time of change, often accompanied by the adoption of negative lifestyle habits, including an unhealthy diet and a decrease in physical activity. Lifestyle changes during university may result in a positive energy balance and a decrease in …
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Adjustment to University: Predictors, Outcomes and Trajectories
The transition to university presents students with considerable academic, social and emotional challenges. This thesis explored adjustment to university life in a UK post-1992 institution. Predictors of adjustment, patterns of adjustment over time and the effects of adjustment on student success …
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‘It’s a bit of a clan really, you either feel part of [it] or you don’t’. Transitioning to university: perceptions of students and staff at a UK university
Transition to university is considered problematic for students and institutions. This has led to examination of the institutionally controlled elements of transition. Despite intervention, students, and universities in the United Kingdom (UK) still experience transition related issues. This, …
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Challenges of a new academic discourse: an investigation into the reading and writing practices of first-year chemical engineering students at a South African University
… acquiring a new academic discourse during the transition to university, has triggered this study of literacy practices in the first project task in a core first-year chemical engineering course, in a four-year undergraduate degree programme at a South African university. Most reviewed …
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An investigation of what knowledge in valued and how it is communicated in a mathematics support course for first-year engineering students
… and widespread concern that students find the transition from school to university mathematics difficult. There have been various practical responses to supporting students in this transition. Research conducted on these responses tends to focus on student perceptions and the impact on academic …
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Social exclusion and mental health challenges: exploring the experiences of mental health challenges among university students from marginalised backgrounds
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of mental health challenges among university students from marginalised backgrounds. The intention was to understand the effects of a university student's socio-economic background and circumstances on their mental health, as well …
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The value of using education research to enhance the curriculum in legal education
Abstract This submission for PhD brings together five publications that illustrate how my work has had an impact on legal education at Liverpool John Moores University, and further impact on the external higher education landscape. It demonstrates how extrinsic evidence and action research methods …
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Widening participation in Higher Education: an investigation of the experiences and views of students, parents, teachers, and higher education staff of a pre-entry programme
… of students, their parents, teachers and University staff, in a pre-entry to HE programme.<br/><br/>The research focussed on researching the influence of a Pathway Opportunity Programme [POP] on students’ aspirations, preparedness and learning for university, with consideration of the most …