Maunder, R., Cunliffe, M., Galvin, J., Mjali, S. and Rogers, J. (2013) Listening to student voices: student researchers exploring undergraduate experiences of university transition. Higher Education. 66(2), pp. 139-152. 1573-174X.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | This exploratory study presents a different approach to studying transition by involving students as researchers. The aim was to investigate how students talked about their experiences of transition in university. Nineteen first and second year undergraduate psychology students participated in focus groups and semi-structured interviews, conducted by student researchers, to provide in-depth accounts of their transition experiences. Findings showed that students held internal images about university, shaped through cultural experience, which were used to form expectations and interpret experiences. Social relationships were crucial, with the formation of groups facilitating adjustment in an unfamiliar environment. Students also described how negotiating transition contributed to personal changes. The research emphasises the salience of sociocultural factors in transition, and the relationship between transition and identity. Additionally, the value of including students as researchers to provide authentic access to student voices is highlighted |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Transition, university, sociocultural, student researchers, staff-student partnership, student voice |
| Subjects: |
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF77 Study and teaching L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1050 Educational psychology |
| Creators: | Maunder, Rachel, Cunliffe, M, Galvin, J, Mjali, S and Rogers, J |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Social and Cultural Research in Psychology Group University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | August 2013 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 139-152 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Higher Education |
| Volume: | 66 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-012-9595-3 |
| ISSN: | 1573-174X |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5608 |
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