Reflecting on higher education through a psychological lens
It was a joy to share my thoughts on student transitions at the SEDA Spring Event on 6th May 2022 (before I moved to my new role at NTU). I took the opportunity to talk about my work on diverse student transitions and also to emphasise my thinking around student voices (see a previous blog… Continue reading SEDA Spring Event 2022: Transitions through higher education
In March 2021, I had the privilege of talking to the University of Glasgow TILE (Teaching Innovation and Learning Enhancement) network about my work on student transitions. Here you will find a summary of the talk written by Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel. Abstract: The session will focus on the issues that face students during the transition to university,… Continue reading Transitions into and through higher education: Duck to water, or fish out of water?
Yesterday, I presented a talk on transitions into and through higher education from a psychological perspective at the Australian Centre for Applied Psychology (ACAP), in Sydney. Preparing and presenting the talk provoked some reflections on transitions, which I share here. Early in my teaching career, I recognised two key issues that seemed to affect how… Continue reading Transitions into and through university: stories of ducks and fish
In my last blog about the social value of psychology (and other subjects), I mentioned that the Augar review had a lot to say about widening participation and inclusive education, about which I would like to comment. No doubt this will be the first of several related posts on this topic! One issue that struck… Continue reading Augar augers badly for foundation years
This morning, I was delighted to hear the Duchess of Cambridge speaking at yesterday’s Royal Foundation’s Mental Health in Education conference (see here for a video, and here for a transcript), and to see the wealth of positive attention she received for her short speech on Twitter (#MHinEducation). The Duchess noted that “The scientific and… Continue reading Mental health in education: A response to the Duchess of Cambridge
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