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For many years, universities around the world have been developing and enhancing the First Year Experience (FYE), with a view to improving retention, performance and student satisfaction.  This feature practice report o...

The first year at university is always challenging, but particularly in 2020 when COVID-19 triggered lockdowns and a rapid shift to online learning. This mixed methods study tracked the wellbeing and engagement of 60 new...

Local level leadership of the first year experience (FYE) is critical for engaging academic and professional staff in working collaboratively on a whole of institution focus on student transition and success. This paper ...

Abstract Background Uncertainty is an inherent and challenging aspect of medical practice, particularly for first-year residents making the transition from theoretical education to clinical practice. We aimed to identify...

Poster | Engaging in Spaces: How mature distance students fit study into their homes and lives. HERDSA Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2013. Poster | Becoming a Distance Student: Identifying and Managing the K...

This special issue of Student Success celebrates the work of Professor Ella Kahu and her substantial contribution to the advancement of our collective understanding of student engagement. In June 2024 Professors Karen Ne...

Taiwan’s low birth rate and declining demand for higher education among the country’s high school graduates has led to vigorous competition between Taiwanese universities to attract and retain students. Increasing in...

This study investigates the mentorship of pairing first year and final year teacher education students during their school placements or practicum. Participating students were studied using an Interpretative Phenomenolog...

Transition pedagogy has had a major impact on the first year experience for higher education students in Australia. Similarly, there has been a significant focus on transitioning students from their final year of study t...

IntroductionCritical thinking is emphasized as an important learning aim in early medical education, yet how students experience learning this capability in practice remains underexplored. Understanding students’ exper...

A great deal has been achieved in recent years in understanding how universities can best support the transition to higher education of an increasingly diverse student body (Kift, 2015). Numerous studies have identified ...

Widening participation initiatives in higher education have grown overall student numbers while also increasing the diversity of student cohorts. Consequently, enhancing student experiences and outcomes has become increa...

Scholarly investigations of the first year experience identify various difficulties for students, yet few studies investigate how those difficulties relate to each other or how students appraisals help to overcome them. ...

Dr Ella Kahu – Working with First-Year Students (2019 First Year Experience Learning and Teaching Forum, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 3.30 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNf9U52CPTM&list=PL...

The University of Technology Sydney First Year Experience program is an institution-wide, systematic approach to supporting the transition, retention and success of first year students from low socio-economic status back...

Dr Ella Kahu - Introduction to the Student Engagement Framework (2019 First Year Experience Learning and Teaching Forum, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 4 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsjWe7Y-LN...

Dr Ella Kahu – The Importance of Empathy (2019 First Year Experience Learning and Teaching Forum, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 2.10 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_roZFZeipXo&list=PLToovjcL...

Dr Ella Kahu - The Three Dimensions of Engagement (2019 First Year Experience Learning and Teaching Forum, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 1.30 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRQnIEWVKPk&list=PLT...

Dr Ella Kahu – We all have a Role in Student Engagement (2019 First Year Experience Learning and Teaching Forum, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 3.29 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O1Ky_1Or64...

Dr Ella Kahu - What can I do as a Teacher (2019 First Year Experience Learning and Teaching Forum, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 3 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ck9G_lT7Bw&list=PLToovjcL4Qb1...

Home hemodialysis (HD) has been supported by health authorities in many countries due to its nature of providing more freedom to the patients and the possibility to individualize the treatment. The treatment method is no...

Deciding which career path is right for undergraduate students can be challenging and positive outcomes are linked to early work placements.  The aim of the current study was to explore the student experience following ...

This paper reports findings from the second stage of a mixed-methods study of embedded academic literacies and diagnostic assessment—specifically first-year nursing students’ perceptions of the MASUS procedure. We fo...

Abstract Background Safety protocols are an essential component of studies addressing violence and mental health but are rarely described in the published literature from Sub-Saharan Africa. We designed and implemented a...