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The mismatch between first-year students’ expectations and experience alongside university access and success: A South African university case study
(African Sun Media, 2018)
The widening of access into higher education institutions in South Africa has rapidly transformed the
student population to become more diverse. Students vary in age, race, culture, backgrounds, educational
experiences, ...
"They have different information about what is going on": Emotion in the transition to university
(Routledge, 2014)
Most new students experience school to university transition as challenging.
Students from backgrounds with little or no experience of higher education are
most vulnerable in this transition, and most at risk of academic ...
Attending to the affective: exploring first year students’ emotional experiences at university
(South African Journal of Higher Education, 2018)
This study engaged students at the affective level in order to acquire a better understanding of their emotional experiences at university with the ultimate aim of improving teaching and learning. A qualitative research ...