First-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life: Motivations, Transitions and Participation

Author:   Sarah O'Shea ,  Josephine May ,  Cathy Stone ,  Janine Delahunty
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2024
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9783031344503


Pages:   294
Publication Date:   24 September 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Sarah O'Shea ,  Josephine May ,  Cathy Stone ,  Janine Delahunty
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2nd ed. 2024
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9783031344503


ISBN 10:   3031344502
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   24 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Part I.- 1. Setting the Scene.- 2. The Lack of What …?: First-in-Family Learners and their University Experience.- 3. Disrupting the Deficit – Beyond Notions of Lack for First-in-Family Students.- 4. What Am I Waiting for? - Part II - 5. Trailblazing: Motivations and Relationship Impacts for First-in-Family Enabling Students.- 6. The Online Student Experience: New Challenges for Engagement and Support.- 7. ‘So How Was Big School Today?’ Family Perceptions of HE Participation.- 8. Parents Managing University and Family Life.- 9. Motivated Men: First-in-Family Male Students.- 10. ‘Hey You! You've Got This and You Are Smart': Motivated Women Drawing on ‘Sisu’ to Persist and Succeed at University.- 11. Concluding Thoughts.

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Sarah O’Shea works with Curtin University and the University of Wollongong, Australia. As a higher education researcher, she considers how under-represented student cohorts enact success within university settings. Josephine R. May is Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research focuses on the history of education. Cathy Stone is Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research focuses on students who are first in family, mature age, regional and remote, and studying online. Janine Delahunty is Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia, with research that embraces the diverse perspectives of equity students, staff, online learners and teachers.

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