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Research on First Year University Students
Submitted by Sean Lennox on Thu, 2007-07-26 13:48.Research on the "The First Year Student"
First Year Experience Office (FYEO): Resources for New Students
Submitted by Sean Lennox on Thu, 2007-07-12 14:41.The Blank Page
Submitted by Mark Sokolowski on Tue, 2006-09-19 18:28.The Blank Page is a magazine dedicated to the publication and support of the writing of first year students (poetry, short fiction and non-fiction), as well as visual art. The magazine is a response to the lack of community and resources available to first year writers at Carleton University. First year is an experience which confronts new students with a staggeringly large number of potential paths, but often no direction. The editors of Blank Page are all writers in upper years and thus understand the sense of isolation and intimidation which young writers experience in the university setting. Writing is an intensely personal experience which can function as a tool for coping with frustration, stress and unhappiness; writing is thus a useful tool for surviving first year.
Situating Student Writers
Submitted by Christine Adam on Thu, 2006-08-17 17:48.This website outlines some interesting observations about first-year students and their perceptions about writing. It also suggests some in-class writing activities:
Teaching First Year Students: Australian Research
Submitted by Christine Adam on Tue, 2006-08-08 23:46.Contact: teach@flinders.edu
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Introduction
The first year at University is a time of social and academic transition for most students and their early experiences are critical to their academic success and perseverance in student. Teaching First Year Students can also be more demanding on the staff member involved due to the large class sizes, coordination difficulties, extra planning and feedback requirements, amongst other issuesProfile of the First Year Student
Research has found that new students at university display a high level of expectations and enthusiasm for the university experience which often gives way to disillusionment are often employed 10 to 20 hours per week are not always interested in participating in community building activities that are not related to their studies come from very diverse backgrounds (cultural, gender, age, ability) often fail to catch up once they get behind in their studies For a more detailed analysis of the characteristics of a the New Millennium student, visit the review of Newton's work published in "The New Student About Campus" (The full version is available from the Staff Development and Training Resource Centre)Solving Issues
A first year student needs support through the transitory process in a series of particular issues:
