The transition through the first year of university study is challenging for the majority of
students. For students from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds …

This article focuses on a method of data collection that exists in the margins of qualitative
research: story completion. Story completion has a background of usage within disciplines …

Increased specialisation of disciplinary cultures creates barriers for students who may not
understand the genre, style and conventions of disciplinary writing. Academic literacies …

Expansionary policies to widen participation in higher education have led to a growth in
alternative entry pathways into university. This study considers the experiences and …

Background The mental health of students in UK higher education (HE) is receiving
increased attention, and support services for students are under increased pressure. Aims …

Students' transition from high school to university is a journey from a simple world to a
complex one, with academic, social, and ethnic cultural transitions simultaneously occurring …

Current understandings of the expectations and educational needs of commencing PhD
students are based on research focusing on the retrospective recollections of middle or late …

Chinese lesbian and bisexual women (LBW) often face difficulties and challenges on
campus due to their multiple, socially-oppressed identities. These students have to navigate …

EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Amid debates about the future
of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of …

This unique and timely book focuses on research conducted into the experiences of
students from rural backgrounds in South Africa: foregrounding decolonial perspectives on …