Casualties of Schooling? 18 to 22 Year Old Students in a Tertiary Bridging Program

Robert Whannell; Bill Allen; Kathryn Lynch

doi:10.14221/ajte.2010v35n5.1

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Casualties of Schooling? 18 to 22 Year Old Students in a Tertiary Bridging Program

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Casualties of Schooling? 18 to 22 Year Old Students in a Tertiary Bridging Program

Robert Whannell, Bill Allen and Kathryn Lynch

Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol.35(5), pp.1-17

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2010v35n5.1

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Abstract

tertiary education

universities

bridging programs

A sample of 81 students between the ages of 18 and 22 years in a tertiary bridging program at a regional university completed a questionnaire examining how demographics, social context, academic engagement and the ability to cope with the curriculum complexity influenced academic success in high school and adversely affected their preparedness for tertiary study. The demographics of the study participants, including socio-economic status, private/public school attendance and first in family to attend university were such that the study participants could not be considered to be members of a disadvantaged group. The study supports the hypothesis that a number of the study participants are casualties of their schooling and their poor long term academic performance at high school occurred due to poor student-teacher relationships with associated poor academic engagement. The implications for educational pedagogy for educators in tertiary bridging programs are discussed.

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Title: Casualties of Schooling? 18 to 22 Year Old Students in a Tertiary Bridging Program
Authors: Robert Whannell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Bill Allen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Kathryn Lynch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol.35(5), pp.1-17
Publisher: Edith Cowan University
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2010v35n5.1
ISSN: 1835-517X
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450049302621
Output Type: Journal article

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