Supporting the student journey into higher education : how pre-arrival platforms can enhance widening participation / Edited by Wendy A. Garnham and Nina Walker.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

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Wendy Garnham is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex, UK. Nina Walker is Associate Professor of Learning and Teaching at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

"This book will provide an in-depth look at the development, functionality and appeal of pre-arrival platforms to aid transition into Higher Education, including a range of provisions. Ensuring a smooth transition into Higher Education study is increasingly seen as key to both retention and success, both in the initial weeks of study and beyond. Pre-arrival platforms offer students a range of opportunities which might include the chance to familiarize themselves with the practices and policies of their new institution before teaching begins. This book will explore these platforms from these three different angles: their development, use and appeal to diverse audiences in higher education, as well as case studies illustrating their incorporation into practice. It will provide a comprehensive overview of not only the different ways in which such platforms add value to the transition process, but also of the way they embrace diversity and widening participation in Higher Education from the very beginning of an individual's higher education career. With chapters written by individuals from a variety of roles in Higher Education, this text will also provide the reader an insight into issues arising from the use of these platforms. It will be essential reading for educational, academic and staff developers working with departments and their institutions to develop their support structure for new students, as well as for those directly involved in widening access/participation programmes"-- Provided by publisher.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Supporting the student journey into higher education Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024

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August 07, 2024

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Includes bibliographical references and index.