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Wendy L. Baumgartner; Erica D. Spangenberg; Geoffrey V. Lautenbach – Pythagoras, 2024
Foundation programmes provide an alternate access route for prospective students whose prior academic results exclude direct entry to undergraduate studies. Bridging courses within foundation programmes address gaps in prior knowledge while developing content knowledge and requisite skills to equip students for the rigour of undergraduate degree…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Strategies, Foundation Programs, College Attendance
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Burke, Penny Jane – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007
Drawing on ESRC-funded research (RES-000-22-0832), this article examines the accounts of men participating in London access and foundation programs in relation to their shifting masculine identifications. The author considers how the men's early memories of schooling shape their student masculinities. Their accounts are contextualized in relation…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foundation Programs, Males, Masculinity