Online chat and chatbots to enhance mature student engagement in higher education

N Abbas, J Whitfield, E Atwell, H Bowman… - … Journal of Lifelong …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mature students transitioning into their first year of higher education face many difficulties
that affect their motivation, participation and success. Their feelings of being disconnected …

[HTML][HTML] Depressive symptoms in higher education students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. An examination of the association with various social risk …

S Van de Velde, V Buffel, C Van Der Heijde… - SSM-population …, 2021 - Elsevier
Higher-education students face substantial risks for developing depressive symptoms during
the COVID-19 pandemic or experiencing exacerbated pre-existing depressive symptoms …

The impact of pre-entry work experience on university students' perceived employability

D Bennett, E Knight, I Li - Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Much research on the employability development of university students and the
employability experience of graduates treats learners as experientially homogenous and …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of entry pathway and equity group status on retention and the student experience in higher education

IW Li, D Jackson - Higher Education, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Influence of equity group status and entry pathway on academic outcomes in higher education

IW Li, D Jackson, DR Carroll - Journal of Higher Education Policy …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Higher education participation has increased worldwide given policies devoted to widening
participation for under-represented groups, including the use of alternative entry pathways to …

University students, career uncertainty, and the culture of authenticity

S James, M Mallman, S Midford - Journal of Youth Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Young people entering tertiary education in postindustrial societies choose their courses in
the context of widespread uncertainty about future career prospects. At the same time …

Shaping the field of lifelong education through three critical debates in the International Journal of Lifelong Education

J Holford, M Milana, S Webb, R Waller… - … Journal of Lifelong …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The editors approached the 40th anniversary of the International Journal of Lifelong
Education as an opportunity to consider the field by exploring how a corpus of 1462 articles …

[PDF][PDF] Measures of the adjustment of mature-age, undergraduate students to university

M Dawborn-Gundlach, K Margetts - Journal of Global Education …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Adjustment to the first year of university involves engaging with the university culture and
developing a sense of belonging or attachment. Difficulty making the transition to university …

Understanding the Commencing Student Mindset to Better Support Student Success: A Typology of First-Year Students' Motivation, Preparedness and Perceived …

S Midford, S James, A Kanjere - Journal of University Teaching and Learning …, 2023 - ERIC
This article presents a typology of student mindset on commencing their studies at university.
Using the results of a sample of over 400 first-year humanities students enrolled in a …

[HTML][HTML] Older women, deeper learning: Age and gender interact to predict learning approach and academic achievement at university

HE Douglas, M Rubin, J Scevak, E Southgate… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Older students have reported a series of barriers to starting their higher education
experience. However, quantitative evidence suggests that older students, particularly older …