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Direct linkYale, Annabel T. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
In an increasingly marketised UK higher education (HE) context, research on personal tutoring is crucial given its potential to positively influence both student outcomes and institutional measures of success. For example, students who experience poor personal tutor (PT) experiences may question the value of their degree in more economic terms and…
Descriptors: Tutors, Tutoring, Interpersonal Relationship, Higher Education
Samra, Rajvinder; Waterhouse, Philippa; Lucassen, Mathijs – Distance Education, 2021
Students registering for distance education degree-level study frequently cite flexibility as a factor influencing their choice for this mode of study, but little is known about how students manage simultaneous and/or potentially conflicting roles. This study used a self-report open-ended online survey, completed by 348 tertiary-level final-year…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Open Universities, Role Conflict
Chrysikos, Alexandros; Catterall, Stephen – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2020
The UK will need a skilled IT work force to maintain its position as a world leader in computing research and development. This study investigated the experience of learning communities amongst first year undergraduate computing students at a UK university. The concept of a learning community was used to examine its influence on student academic…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Universities, Communities of Practice, Undergraduate Study
Yawan, Li; Ying, Li – Open Learning, 2011
With a view to facilitating good practice and enhancing further exchanges and collaboration with the Open University UK, the Open University of China initiated a joint programme of training to offer online tutors and academic management staff three courses: Student Support, Tutoring On-line, and Course Design. The programme brought in not only a…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Learning Modalities, Online Courses, Educational Change
Dhillon, Jaswinder K.; McGowan, Mhairi; Wang, Hong – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2008
This article explores the provision and effectiveness of student support in higher education through a review of literature and a case study of the support available to students in one English post-1992 university. Our investigation focuses on students' awareness and experience of both university-wide student support and guidance services and the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Academic Support Services
Jacklin, Angela; Le Riche, Pat – Studies in Higher Education, 2009
This article explores concepts of student support in higher education. It draws on findings from a research project that considered what students understood by "support" and what for them was, or had been, more or less helpful. The project drew on the perspectives of five cohorts of undergraduate and postgraduate students, based in three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Needs, Student Problems
Download full textInternational Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
