Experiences of Bridging Program Students at a Regional Satellite Campus

Autor/inn/en	Elsom, Sandra; Greenaway, Ruth; Marshman, Margaret
Titel	Experiences of Bridging Program Students at a Regional Satellite Campus
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 57 (2017) 2, S.242-265 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Nontraditional Students; Transitional Programs; Student Experience; Multicampus Colleges; Student Motivation; Social Networks; College Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Teacher Student Relationship; Barriers; Models; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Schulische Motivation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Collegestudent; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Analogiemodell; Australien
Abstract	The benefits of higher education to individuals and to society are acknowledged both in Australia and internationally. Increased access to higher education means that greatly diverse students are beginning their tertiary learning journey. We investigate the experiences of a group of non-traditional students undertaking a tertiary preparation program at a regional university, based at a satellite campus in a low socio-economic area. Bourdieu's conceptual tools are used to frame the significance that symbolic capital has on the experience of students. Using phenomenography, the experiences of nine students were recorded and interpreted. Interviews were used to identify which aspects of the university experience they considered were the most important. Students' motivation, social networks, staff-student interactions and the various challenges were among the most important experiences mentioned. These combined to create three analogous categories, stairway, doorway and hallway (SDH). The students' experiences in the program may be likened to a stairway that must be climbed; a doorway that must be passed through; or a hallway that offers opportunities for exploration along the journey. The SDH model is a useful way to categorise students, to identify their experiences and develop strategies to support them. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01