Defying the Odds : Promoting Success for Refugee Background and Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) First-Year Students Through Peer Support : Final Report.
Substantial numbers of students from refugee backgrounds are now entering Australian universities. Although these students are at greatest risk of failure and disengagement during their first year, across the sector, customised supports for them are almost non-existent. These students need access to...
| Institutions: | University of Western Sydney Queensland University of Technology Charles Sturt University |
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Office for Learning and Teaching
2015
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| Accesso online: | /resources/ID11_1972_Vickers_Report_2015.doc /resources/ID11_1972_Vickers_Report_2015.pdf |
| Riassunto: | Substantial numbers of students from refugee backgrounds are now entering Australian universities. Although these students are at greatest risk of failure and disengagement during their first year, across the sector, customised supports for them are almost non-existent. These students need access to mentors and supportive networks, since their needs are not being met through existing one-size-fits-all University student support programs. This project provides long-term reforms to teaching, learning, and student-support programs, based on a student-driven needs analysis. It develops a sustainable student-mentoring support system delivering academic and social support to all UWS students from refugee backgrounds. Student-mentors receive course credit, because the mentoring are delivered through service-learning units. The project also aims to ensure that academic staff gain greater cultural awareness, leading to greater support for these students. This is the final report from the project. |
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| ISBN: | 9781760282745 (PDF) 9781760282751 (DOCX) 9781760282738 (print ed) 9781760282745 (PDF) 9781760282751 (DOCX) 9781760282738 (print ed) |
