ERIC Number: EJ1341551
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 20
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ISSN: EISSN-1750-5968
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Step up to Masters: Supporting the Academic Skills Transition for Taught Postgraduate Students
Journal of Information Literacy, v15 n3 p100-118 Dec 2021
The article in question introduces research conducted by the Learning Development Team at the University of Leeds on the academic literacy skills development needs and expectations of taught postgraduate students, and the subsequent creation of an innovative new online resource, Step Up to Masters. As well as focusing on key topics highlighted by the research, the resource encourages students to reflect on their individual development priorities and to select the most relevant support options for their successful transition to taught postgraduate (PGT) study. The rationale behind this reflect and select approach has been informed by a synthesis of (a) the outcomes of key studies on the diverse needs and challenges faced by PGT students when making the transition to Masters study, and (b) the team's own research findings on PGT students' academic development priorities and preferences. Step Up to Masters received the Digital Award for Information Literacy 2020, and was central to the online PGT induction programme initiated at Leeds for 2020/21 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Transitional Programs, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Information Literacy, College Readiness, Student Diversity, Barriers, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Academic Libraries, Library Skills
CILIP Information Literacy Group. 7 Ridgmount Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7AE, United Kingdom. e-mail: jinfolit@gmail.com; Web site: https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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