Success in Higher Education

1. Success in Higher Education
Leigh N. Wood, Yvonne A. Breyer

Part I. Transitions to University

2. Student Engagement for Student Success: Pre-commencement Strategies via KickStart
Yvonne A. Breyer, Mauricio Marrone, Leigh N. Wood, Murray Taylor, Hajira Shaheen

3. Mentoring for Success: Programs to Support Transition to and from University
Christine Chung, Antonia Dykes, Jen McPherson

4. Evaluation Criteria for a Science Access Program: A Case Study at a South African University
Johann Engelbrecht, Ansie Harding, Marietjie Potgieter

Part II. Transitions Within University

5. Student Approaches to Learning, Conceptions of Mathematics, and Successful Outcomes in Learning Mathematics
Priscilla E. L. Murphy

6. The Maths Arcade: A Tool for Supporting and Stretching Mathematics Undergraduates
Noel-Ann Bradshaw

7. Practice and Practise in University: What Defines Success and How Does Online Assessment Support Achieving This?
C. J. Sangwin

8. Success Strategies for International Students in China
Lin Guo

9. Peer Assisted Learning: Strategies to Increase Student Attendance and Student Success in Accounting
Mauricio Marrone, Lilia Draganov

10. Student Representation in Large University Courses: A Model of Student Partnership
Janise Farrell, Isabella Dillon Savage

11. The Role of Leadership Education: Benefits and Challenges for At-Risk Students
Ralph A. Gigliotti

Part III. Transitions from University

12. Three Modes of Work-Integrated Learning: Stories of Success
Leanne Carter, Jennifer Ruskin, Ashleigh Cassilles

13. Sustainable Employability in Higher Education: Career Development Outside of the Curriculum
Clare Hurst, Justine Fowler, Georgia Scapens

14. Transitioning to Professional Work: A View from the Field
Sally Hawse

Part IV. The Whole Journey

15. Success at University: The Student Perspective
Oliver Hannon, Lisa Roisin Smith, Giang Lã

16. Academic Literacy Support: Teaching Along the Continuum
Tessa Green, Joshua Dymock, Carol Floyd

17. Program Curriculum Alignment: Designing for Success
Susan Hoadley, Joanna Sabri

18. Academic Choices and Perceptions of Success by Students in Mumbai: An Analysis of Socio-Cultural Factors
Mohan B. Rao, Minu Mehta

19. Higher Education in Bangladesh: The East West University Experience
Mohammed Farashuddin

20. A Curriculum Design Decision as the Starting Point for a Multidisciplinary Research Group
Victor Martinez-Luaces

21. Doctoral Student Success: McGill University’s Holistic Support Model
David Syncox, Lina Genova, Alison Crump, Laura Winer

Avainsanat: Education, Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Learning & Instruction