Ann Luzeckyj
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Widening participation: does cultural capital really make a difference for first year students?
(HERDSA, 2011-07)Government policy to widen participation at university is aimed at producing significant changes in the student demographic. This will likely increase the number of students from non-traditional backgrounds such as those ... -
Beyond the economics, benefit and cost of higher education: First in family student perspectives
(Queensland University of Technology, 2015)Internationally, higher education is considered key to individual and societal economic success. Using a narrative inquiry approach, this paper broadens our understanding of the benefit and cost of participating in higher ... -
First in family students – what they say about being at university
(Queensland University of Technology, 2015)Exploring what students say in semi-structured, open-ended interviews provides a rich and personal understanding of their encounters with the university. The opportunity to discuss the experiences of First in Family (FiF) ... -
Are the changing discourses of lifelong learning and student-centred learning relevant to considerations of the first year experience as foundation?
(International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2009)Utilising tools mainly provided by Foucault this paper explores how “lifelong learning” and “student-centred learning” have developed in neo-liberal times. An exploration of these discourses has particular relevance to the ... -
Formally calling the CoPs for staff working with first year students
(International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2010)Drawing on both Community of Practice (CoP) and First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) literature this nuts and bolts session will explore whether the FYHE community may be identified as a CoP. This discussion will be used ... -
"Don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to": An exploration of 1st year university students' expectations and experiences from the students' and the teachers' perspectives.
(International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2010)Students are likely to approach their first days at University with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. They may be enthusiastic about their independence and learning new skills and knowledge, but may also be nervous ... -
What do commencing undergraduate students expect from first year university?
(International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2011)The expectations of students entering their first year of undergraduate study in South Australia were investigated. Responses from 3,091 students allowed a comprehensive understanding of students’ expectations. Most ... -
The significance of being first: A consideration of cultural capital in relation to “first in family” student’s choices of university and program. A Practice Report
(International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2011-07)This presentation explored the differences between expectations of first in family students and students who have immediate family members (parents, care givers, or siblings) who have attended university before them. The ... -
Games played on Australian university alliance websites as they collaborate and compete
(Australian Association for Research in Education, 2010)As competition for funding, staff and students increases and the game becomes more complex, universities across the sector are required to identify new and more elaborate ways of competing. The development of university ... -
What is at the centre of the discourse about student-centred learning?
(Central Queensland University Press, 2006)
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