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First Year in Higher Education 2003 Conference
'Enhancing Transition to Higher Education: Strategies and Policies that Work'

 

 

Accepted Papers

Below is a list of papers from the 2003 FYHE Conference - Enhancing Transition to Higher Education: Strategies and Policies that Work held at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. Papers are listed in presentation type. Each of the links take you to the abstract for the paper as an HTML document. From the HTML page you will be able to access the full paper as a Microsoft Word document.

Only papers submitted electronically and with the consent of authours are listed on this site.

All papers are copyright to the authour and to the conference organisers. If using these papers you must reference your source appropriately eg:

AUTHOR, (DATE) TITLE. The Seventh Pacific Rim - First Year in Higher Education Conference: Enhancing Transition to Higher Education: Strategies and Policies that Work. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. 9-11 July 2003.

Keynote Address
Dr Kerri-Lee Krause Which way frm here? Passion, Policy and Practice in First Year Higher Education
Dr Randy L. Swing First Year Student Success: In Search of Best Practice
Professor Geoff Wilson

The First Year Experience

Refereed Papers
Theme A - Strategies and Innovations in Teaching and Learning
Patricia Cartwright & Lynne Noone
Tertiary Undergraduate Literacy Integration Program (TULIP): An innovative appraoch to tertiary teaching and learning
Stella Granville & Laura Dison

Thinking about thinking: integrating self reflection into an academic literacy course

Kerry Howells

The First Year Experience:  Starting with the Student 

Ursula McGowan

Plagiarism detection and prevention. Pedagogical implications for lecturers of first year students

Rowan Hollingworth & C. McLoughlin
Even foundation level students can get the HOTS for science! 
Douglas Morgan

Assessing First Year Students: A Case for Mixed Mode Assessment

Shelley Yeo, Robert Loss & Marjan Zadnik

Reflections on teaching science students the skills of self-reflection and self-directed learning

Theme B - Student Populations and Diversity
Sharon Broughton & Joanne Merley

Enhancing Aspirations through Access and Equity Programs: Griffith University

Robyn Muldoon & Julie Godwin

The Faculty Mentor Program in the Sciences: an innovative approach to supporting student learning

Ruth Gorinski & Gloria Abernethy

Maori Student Retention and Success: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Relationships

Stuart Levy, Monique Osborn & Margaret Plunkett

An investigation of international students' academic and social transition requirements

Judy Skene

Improving Student Diversity Through Transition Support at the University of Western Australia

Theda Thomas

Working with diverse students:  Can lessons learnt in South Africa be applicable in Pan-Pacific region?

Louise Horstmanshof & Craig Zimitat

The impact of extracurricular roles impact on retention: a social exchange theory perspective

Theme C - Support Systems and Programs
Janice Catterall, Betty Gill, Ros Martins and Edda Simeoni

Look before we leap: investigation before implementation when addressing student drop out

Julie Trafford

Successful partnership in learning support for first-years: How a faculty-funded Learning Centre support programme enhances the transition and performance of first-year business students

Theme D - Transition and Adjustment
Helen Cameron and Frank Tesoriero

First Year at Uni

Jenny Simpson, Jeanne McConachie, Phyllida Coombes, Geoff Danaher,
R. E. Harreveld and P. A. Danaher

Contesting ‘Transitions’ and (Re-)Engaging with ‘Subjectivities’: Locating and Celebrating the Habitus in Three Versions of ‘the First Year Experience’ at Central Queensland University
Cath Fraser & Lin Ayo     Recognising excellence when we see it:
Early steps in the development of an institutional award
Sally Kift

First Year Renewal to Engage Learners in Law

Stuart Levy and Julie Murray The transition of at risk students:
strategies for success
Paul Parker

In your ‘own’ words: Learning advisers on student difficulties with avoiding plagiarism during the transition to university

Sue Purnell

A map, a bicycle and good weather: The transition to undergraduate study

Glenice Watson & Greer Johnson
 

Filling the gaps: Students perceptions of university affordances

Nuts and Bolts

Helen Anderson

Access to Tertiary Studies:  What Helps and What Hinders

Kathyrn Boin

'Uni for a Day': Taking the mystery out of university life

Paula Callahan

Implementing an applied skills & scholarship unit as a means of developing generic skills (and minimizing attrition).

John Carlson

An integrated strategy for student service delivery to enhance the first year experience

Melanie Cooke

The Auckland University of Technology Student Mentor Programme and first year student orientation

Peter Hanley

Building Community on Campuses - the role of mentor programs

Gail Huon

A Web-based tool for improving students' writing skills

Bill Johnson

Using Institutional Research Projects to Improve Student Retention Management

Claire Nabke-Hatton

'U-connect - For all new students' - An online orientation pilot

Heather Nicholson

Working with First Year Female Muslim Students

Michael Paton

Is 'Freshman' English the Way to Go?  

Helen Pennington

The mind of the first-year student: Practical implications of insights from lifespan developmental psychology

Karen Postil

Peer Mentoring the First Time Around: Is it all a matter of negotiation?

Philip Reece

Simulations: Learning by Playing Around

Cathy Stone

Promoting an Integrated Campus-wide Approach to First Year Student Retention

Jane Terrell

Pathways to University: A Scholarship Programme to Facilitate the Transition of Second Chance Learners to the First Year of Higher Education  

Robyn Thomas

You're a real teacher, aren't you?

Jane Williamson

Assisting Transition: Campus Initiatives and Community Links

Round Table Discussions
Matthew Cairns The O Week Experience: Integrating Student Associations into the Orientation Week Program to Represent and Advance the Interests of Students.
Janet Depiazzi & Tim Perkins University Peer Mentoring... more than just a friendly face (in the sea of academia)?
Julie Grove Peer Mentoring Programs - How Do We Know They Really Work?
Bernadette Madill Lecturing as Communication: How lecturers and students understand a lecture event.
V.A. Richards Alienation and the First Year Experience in 2002: naming the wall(s).
Poster Presentations
Janet Depiazzi & Tim Perkins From caterpillar to emerging butterfly: the metamorphosis of a tertiary mentoring program.
Bryce Mason and Caroline Mason-Rogers The AIM model for Student Retention: Assessment, Intervention, Measurement.
Paul McGrath Providing enriching learning experiences in basic neurophysiology for 1st year health science students.
Sue Franklin and Mary Peat Foundation and Bridging programs: the First Year Biology way.
Robyn Pigozzo PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategy) - An integrated support program for first year students.
Linda Thies 'The Big Brother Factor' - Is It Relevant to First Year Student Withdrawal?
M.T. Leach, L.K. Paku and D. Tupara Te Tautoko o Pütaiao Mäori - Support of Mäori in Science

For enquiries please contact the FYHE Conference Manager at fyhe@qut.edu.au

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