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Creative Arts Outreach Initiatives in Schools: Effects on University Expectations and Discussions about University with Important Socialisers
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Geagea, Antoinette; Vernon, Lynette; MacCallum, Judith – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
For youth in disadvantaged schools, university expectations and participation are often limited by access to social and cultural capital that support expectations. This study investigated the utility of creative arts outreach initiatives (CAI) in supporting students' university expectations and building cultural capital in homes, schools and…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Academic Aspiration, Higher Education
Students' Perceptions of an Interdisciplinary Global Study Tour: Uncovering Inexplicit Employability Skills
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Hains-Wesson, Rachael; Ji, Kaiying – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
For higher education graduates to be effective in the workplace, they require strong technical skills and the capability to operate across diverse knowledge landscapes to solve real world problems. At an Australian university, an interdisciplinary, short-term study tour programme was utilised to enhance students' inexplicit employability skills…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Employment Potential, Teamwork, Interdisciplinary Approach
Graduate Attributes as a Focus for Institution-Wide Curriculum Renewal: Innovations and Challenges
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Oliver, Beverley – Higher Education Research and Development, 2013
Curtin University's Curriculum 2010 (C2010) initiative aimed at ensuring degree programs were excellent and sustainable. Before C2010, graduate attributes were not universally emphasised and indicators showed room for improvement in generic skills. C2010 focused on embedding graduate attributes through three strategies. The first was embedding…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Instructional Innovation, Curriculum Enrichment, Performance Factors
The Relative Effects of University Success Courses and Individualized Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Reed, Maureen J.; Kennett, Deborah J.; Lewis, Tanya; Lund-Lucas, Eunice; Stallberg, Carolyn; Newbold, Inez L. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
Little is known about the relative effects of post-secondary learning services for students with learning disabilities. We compared outcomes for students with learning disabilities who selected to: (1) take an academic learning success course (course-intervention), (2) have regular individual interventions (high-intervention) or (3) use services…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities, College Students
An Integrated Bridging Program for International Postgraduate Students.
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Cargill, Margaret – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A University of Adelaide (Australia) program to assist international graduate students in adjustment to Australian academic and discipline-related norms is described. The program focuses on language and academic skill development, and has been found to be effective. Factors in programs success, and their potential for wider application are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Effectiveness of an Intensive Learning Skills Course for University Students on Restricted Enrolment.
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Manalo, Emmanuel; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A University of Auckland (Australia) program of developmental studies for students on academic probation provides four days of intensive instruction in time management, study habits, test preparation, test-taking, memory, concentration, and writing skills. Data show students taking the course improved significantly in their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Achievement Gains, College Students