Beyond curriculum reform: embedding the transition experience

Sally M Kift; Karen J Nelson

Back

Beyond curriculum reform: embedding the transition experience

Conference paper

Peer reviewed

Beyond curriculum reform: embedding the transition experience

Sally M Kift and Karen J Nelson

Proceedings of the 2005 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Incorporated Conference, pp.225-235

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Incorporated (HERDSA) Conference: Higher Education in a Changing World, 2005 (Sydney, Australia, 03-Jul-2005–06-Jul-2005)

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

2005

Files and links (1)

url

http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2005/pdf/refereed/paper_294.pdfView

Webpage

Abstract

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Specialist Studies in Education

transition pedagogy

curriculum renewal

embedded institutional change

Successfully managing the process of transition into university involves acknowledging that students in all their diversity come to us to learn and that we are responsible not just to keep them, but for creating environments where active learning can take place. Curriculum renewal embracing these aspects underpinned by a constructivist philosophy provides only one part of a successful approach to transition. The second part is to establish coordinated, curriculum - mediated transition practices across the administrative and academic areas of the university so that students successfully engage with their learning experience. Based on an enabling strategic infrastructure and extensive curriculum renewal, this paper describes a program that seeks to embed transition practices systematically across a large university.

Details

Title: Beyond curriculum reform: embedding the transition experience
Authors: Sally M Kift (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Karen J Nelson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2005 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Incorporated Conference, pp.225-235
Conference details: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Incorporated (HERDSA) Conference: Higher Education in a Changing World, 2005 (Sydney, Australia, 03-Jul-2005–06-Jul-2005)
Publisher: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Date published: 2005
ISBN: 0909557620
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448798602621
Output Type: Conference paper

Metrics

2 File views/ downloads

553 Record Views