Resources and Best Practice in Student Engagement

Information sharing resources:

First Year Experience

Ballantyne C, 2000, Are they glad they came? First-year students' views of their university experience, Paper presented at Teaching and Learning Forum, Murdoch University, 2000.

First Year Experience and Transition Listserv: National Resource Centre for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition.

First Year in Higher Education- Past Conference Papers

Gabb R., Milne L., Cao Z., 2006, Understanding attrition and improving transition: A review of recent literature, Postcompulsory Education Centre.

GIHI, (2005), Enhancing student engagement in the first year: 10 strategies for success Griffith Institute for Higher Learning, Griffith University.

Harrison N, 2006, The impact of negative experiences, dissatisfaction and attachment on first year undergraduate withdrawal. Univ. of West of England, Bristol. Journal of Further and Higher Education Vol. 30, No.4. November, pp. 377-391.

Krause K-L. D., 2007, Social Involvement and Commuter Students: The First-Year Student Voice Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 27-45.

Retention and Attrition Resources: National Academic Advising Association.

Student Retention.org

Learning and Teaching

Australian ePortfolio Project

Campus Compact- resources for Service-Learning Curriculum Design

Centre for Research, Evaluation and Assessment

ePortfolios (Edna Online)

Krause, Kerri-Lee (2005) Understanding and promoting student engagement in university learning communities, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne.

Macquarie University, (2008), Best Practice Examples – Engaging Students: A podcast series,
http://www.mq.edu.au/learningandteachingcentre/for_staff/engage_students/index.htm

Markwell, D. (2007) The challenge of student engagement, Keynote address - Teaching and Learning Forum 2007, University of Western Australia, 30-31 January 2007.

Meyers, N.M & Nulty, D. Assessment and Student Engagement Paper presented at the Learning Communities and Assessment Cultures Conference, University of Northumbria, 28-30 August 2002.

The Advanced Toolkit- an advanced Service-Learning Toolkit for Academic Leaders

Work Integrated Learning (work placements for credit)

Abeysekera, I. (2006). Issues relating to designing a work-integrated learning program in an undergraduate accounting degree program and its implications for the curriculum. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 7, 7-15.

Australian Collaborative Education Network

Clapton, G., Cree, V. E., Allan, M., Edwards, R., Forbes, R., Irwin, M., Macgregor, C., Paterson, W., Brodie, I. & Perry, R. (2007). Thinking ‘outside the box’: a new approach to integration of learning for practice. Social Work Education, 27, 334 - 340.

Graduate Careers Australia

Industrial Affiliates Program (2008). Industrial Affiliates Program Student Skills: Real results: Right now. Griffith University.

National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services

Smith, C. D. (2008). Construct validation of an evaluation model for WIL curricula. Wace/Acen. Sydney, Australia.

Transferable Skills Project

Student Engagement- Equity

Ahmed, S. (2006). Doing Diversity Work in Higher Education in Australia, Educational Philosophy and Theory, 38 (6), 745-768.

DEEWR Institutional Student Equity Performance Data 2006

Harris, J. (2005). Improving Participation in Higher Education for Young People from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds: Changing attitudes towards university. Paper presented at the AARE Conference Education Research: Creative Dissent: Constructive Solutions. November, Parramatta.

Skrla, L., Scheurich, J. J., Garcia, J., & Nolly, G. (2004) Equity Audit: A Practical Leadership Tool for Developing Equitable and Excellent Schools, Educational Administration Quarterly, 40(1), 133-161.

Stehlik, T. & Churchman, D. (2007). Communities of practice: Promoting diversity within Australian universities. Journal of Organisational Transformation and Social Change, 4(3).

Stewart, A., (2008). Outreach for Social Inclusion, Outreach for Social Cohesion. Paper presented at GO8/ DEEWR Forum for Social Inclusion in Higher Education, 16 July, Melbourne University.

Watson, L., Kearns, P., Grant, J., & Cameron, B. (2000). Equity in the Learning Society: Rethinking Equity Strategies for Post-Compulsory Education and Training, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Canberra.

Student Engagement Data

Links to a range of La Trobe University specific reports into student engagement, including AUSSE, First Year Experience Survey and the Course Experience Questionnaire Stats that matter.

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) administer the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) on behalf of Australian and New Zealand Universities. Downloads of their national reports can be found on their website: http://www.acer.edu.au/ausse/reports.html

AUSSE 2007 La Trobe University Summary
AUSSE 2008 La Trobe University Summary (PDF 46KB)
First Year Experience Survey, La Trobe University, 2007 (PDF 1.7MB)