Bolstering Graduates' Success through Working as Student Ambassadors in University Widening Participation Programs

Autor/inn/en	Gannon, Susanne; Tracey, Danielle; Ullman, Jacqueline
Titel	Bolstering Graduates' Success through Working as Student Ambassadors in University Widening Participation Programs
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 37 (2018) 4, S.715-729 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gannon, Susanne) ORCID (Tracey, Danielle) ORCID (Ullman, Jacqueline)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2018.1455643
Schlagwörter	Outreach Programs; Access to Education; Student Leadership; Alumni; Graduate Surveys; Mixed Methods Research; Online Surveys; Enrollment Management; Interviews; Self Efficacy; Job Skills; Academic Achievement; Interpersonal Relationship; Educational Benefits; Participant Satisfaction; College Programs; College Students; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jobcoaching; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Studentenwerk; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Schulleistung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Bildungsertrag; Studienprogramm; Collegestudent; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Since 2010, the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) has provided funding for Australian universities to 'raise aspiration' among under-represented groups. Underpinned by utilitarian discourses of human capital and individual capacitation, these resources have transformed the ways that universities seek to engage prospective students. This paper turns to an overlooked cohort that is integral to widening participation initiatives, but has rarely been the focus of research. These are the student ambassadors--university students who work within HEPPP programs. This paper reports findings from the alumni component of a mixed-method study which examines how widening participation programs, which are ostensibly directed at future university enrolments, might also help university students who work as student ambassadors to become successful professionals and citizens once they graduate from university. Alumni accounts of their experiences and self-reported impact of their ambassador work advocate a more holistic view of graduate success and how activities beyond mandatory coursework can contribute to success beyond university graduation. Evidence from student ambassador alumni suggests that these positive impacts are broad and long-lasting, contributing to students' professional successes and personal lives. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01