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Direct linkVarunki, Maaret; Katajavuori, Nina; Postareff, Liisa – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Research shows that a surface approach to learning is more common among students in the natural sciences, while students representing the "soft" sciences are more likely to apply a deep approach. However, findings conflict concerning the stability of approaches to learning in general. This study explores the variation in students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Pharmacy, Learning Processes
Odena, Oscar; Burgess, Hilary – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study considered the sources of facilitating experiences and strategies for thesis writing from doctoral students and graduates (N = 30). The sample was balanced between science and social science knowledge areas, with equal numbers of English as Second Language (ESL) participants in both groups. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Doctoral Dissertations
Caspersz, Donella; Olaru, Doina – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
The aim of this paper is to discuss the value of service-learning to students. There currently exists a gap in this understanding. We apply mixed-methods research using a sample of higher education students to develop this discussion. We found that students valued service-learning for the opportunity that it provides to increase their personal…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Gender Differences
Christie, Hazel; Tett, Lyn; Cree, Viviene E.; McCune, Velda – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
This paper explores the transitions that a group of students, admitted from further education colleges as part of broader widening access initiative at a Scottish research-intensive university, made across the lifetime of their degrees. It investigates how they negotiate their learning careers beyond the first year, and how they (re)define their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement
Linden, Jitka; Ohlin, Mats; Brodin, Eva M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The learning that ensued from the mentorship relationship on a mentorship program for doctoral students at a Swedish university was studied in three cases (two in social science and one in technology). The aim was: (a) to explore how doctoral students, their formal mentors and their supervisors describe their own learning, and how they perceive…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Mentors, Supervision, Doctoral Programs
Lucas, Ursula; Tan, Phaik Leng – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The development of a capacity to engage in critical reflection is central to higher education. However, students vary in this capacity and its development requires students to move from an absolute towards a contextual way of knowing. Using 32 semi-structured interviews, this study identifies the ways of knowing of 17 business and accounting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Epistemology, Semi Structured Interviews
