While study success and completion rates are important issues in educational policy,
research highlights the particular relevance of the first year in higher education (HE) for …

This research focused on the early experience of students entering an undergraduate
course in a post‐1992 university that is committed to widening participation. Using …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

Student transition into higher education can set the foundation for success at university.
However, some students, perhaps in increasing numbers, find this transition difficult. This …

More than half of PhD graduates work outside academia. Yet we know little of the nature of
their post-PhD careers and the conditions influencing them. Further, research to date tends …

The first year at university can be a very challenging time for students especially in a mass
system of higher education. Many students are ill equipped to cope with life at university and …

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 …

The paper describes part of an ongoing study of the experiences of 32 mature,'non-
traditional'students as they make the transition to higher education. The paper draws on the …

In the current era where lifelong learning is brought to the fore, higher education can no
longer be regarded as an isolated trajectory within one's educational career as many …

Student Transition Project, University of Derby, Derby, UK Whilst there is a significant
consensus, in the literature, that student transition to HE plays a major role in future …