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Parkes, Sarah; Young, Julie Blackwell; Cleaver, Elizabeth; Archibald, Kenny – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This research project explored how academic and professional personnel work together in new ways to deliver the best possible student experience. The project analysed why certain models of good working practice seemed to work well. The research investigated: how the change management process was perceived and managed by key stakeholders; the role…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Partnerships in Education, Literature Reviews, Alignment (Education)
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Nora, Amaury; Crisp, Gloria – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2008
Many students do not receive the adequate academic and social support during their enrollment in a higher education institution that could positively impact their abilities to succeed in college (Astin, 1984; Hurtado & Carter, 1997; Nora, 1987; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991). These support systems can be viewed as providing a holistic mentoring…
Descriptors: Mentors, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Personnel Services, Student Adjustment
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Dorsch, Nina G. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2006
Recent documents released by the U.S. Department of Education offer a negative characterization of Teacher Education. In a recent edition of "AACTE Briefs," Sharon Robinson (2005) points out the obvious: "teacher education has been the focus of high-profile and high-impact interest of policy makers for many years" (p. 2). Policy makers have cast…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Academic Achievement, Knowledge Base for Teaching