Success for all? A call to re-examine how student success is defined in higher education

M Weatherton, EE Schussler - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2021 - Am Soc Cell Biol
A central focus in science education is to foster the success of students who identify as
Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). However, representation and achievement …

Students as customers versus as active agents: Conceptualising the student role in governance and quality assurance

R Naylor, M Dollinger, M Mahat… - … Education Research & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
An increasing amount of scholarly literature exists that examines the relationship between
students and universities, and their role in university governance and quality assurance of …

Students' views about the purpose of higher education: a comparative analysis of six European countries

R Brooks, A Gupta, S Jayadeva… - … Education Research & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Across Europe, assumptions are often made within the academic literature and by some
social commentators that students have come to understand the purpose of higher …

Block mode study: Opportunities and challenges for a new generation of learners in an Australian university

G Samarawickrema, K Cleary - Student Success, 2021 - search.informit.org
This article is an update on a university-wide overhaul of its pedagogy, curriculum and
delivery to support the expanding non-traditional, new generation learners while enhancing …

Working long hours while studying: a higher risk for First-in-Family students and students of particular fields of study?

F Lessky, M Unger - European Journal of Higher Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Student employment has become widespread across many European countries, eliciting the
question of how working while studying affects student retention. Previous research mostly …

The role of academic validation in developing mattering and academic success

E Swanson, D Cole - Research in Higher Education, 2022 - Springer
We use survey data from three four-year campuses to explore the relationship between
academic validation and student outcomes during students' first 3 years in college using …

The projectification of the university: Consequences and alternatives

M Dollinger - The Timescapes of Teaching in Higher Education, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Conceptualizations of time and work in the higher education context are increasingly
atomized, as time is seen as measurable, quantifiable, and limited. This growing …

'Don't let anyone bring me down again': applying 'possible selves' to understanding persistence of mature-age first-in-family students

J Delahunty, S O'Shea - Higher Education Research & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This article applies the framework of possible selves to the motivation and persistence
behaviours of one group of university students. We draw on possible selves to consider how …

Degrees of “being first”: toward a nuanced understanding of first-generation entrants to higher education

S Patfield, J Gore, L Fray - Educational Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Universities have increasingly adopted “first-generation status” as a new category for
addressing equity in higher education, especially in the UK and Australia. This category …

African refugee youth in Australia: higher education participation

T Molla - Higher Education Research & Development, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
For refugees, education provides life-changing opportunities, including tools for effective
social integration. This study explores higher education (HE) participation among refugee …