I'm excited! Student expectations prior to starting their first year at university

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dc.contributor.authorKahu, ERen_US
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorPicton, Cen_US
dc.coverage.spatialPerth, Australiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-30T01:22:57Z
dc.date.available2016en_US
dc.date.available2020-01-30T01:22:57Z
dc.date.finish-date2016-07-02en_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.date.start-date2016-06-29en_US
dc.description.abstractFirst year student retention is an ongoing challenge in higher education and expectations are an important influence on students’ adjustment. Based on interviews with 19 students before they started at a regional Australian university, this research is informed by a framework of student engagement that proposes that the student experience occurs in an educational interface, the dynamic space influenced by student and institutional factors. Four constructs manifest within the interface and influence engagement. This paper therefore explores students’ emotions, self-efficacy, well-being, and belonging prior to starting university. Overall, the students have expectations of high engagement driven by two key influences: the alignment between their interests and their courses, and the relationships they expect to make. While some are nervous about what lies ahead, others are naïvely optimistic. Most know what they need from the university but seem less aware of what they need to do in order to succeed.en_US
dc.description.confidentialfalseen_US
dc.format.extent210 - 210en_US
dc.identifierhttp://unistars.org/proceedingsen_US
dc.identifier.citation2016 Student Transitions Achievement Retention and Success Handbook and Proceedings, 2016, pp. 210 - 210en_US
dc.identifier.elements-id345727
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/15135
dc.publisherUnistarsen_US
dc.publisher.urihttp://unistars.org/proceedingsen_US
dc.relation.isPartOf2016 Student Transitions Achievement Retention and Success Handbook and Proceedingsen_US
dc.relation.replaceshttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6838
dc.relation.replaces123456789/6838
dc.relation.urihttp://unistars.org/papers/STARS2016/10A.pdfen_US
dc.sourceStudent Transitions Achievement Retention and Successen_US
dc.titleI'm excited! Student expectations prior to starting their first year at universityen_US
dc.typeConference Paper
pubs.notesNot knownen_US
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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