Transition, Success & Retention

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  • 2023

    Positioning and repositioning in higher education: first year students engaging with the world

    Positioning and repositioning in higher education: first year students engaging with the world - Keys, N. & Heck, D.
    Studies in Higher Education, 1-14.

  • 2022

    First-year university retention and academic performance of non-traditional students entering via an Australian pre-university enabling program

    First-year university retention and academic performance of non-traditional students entering via an Australian pre-university enabling program - Lisciandro, J. G.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 62(2), 167-201.

  • A sense of belonging in Australian higher education: the significance of self-efficacy and the student-educator relationship

    A sense of belonging in Australian higher education: the significance of self-efficacy and the student-educator relationship - Larsen, A., & James, T.
    Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 19(4).

  • 2021

    Time for a change: An exploratory study of non-traditional students’ time-use in the Southern Cross Model

    Time for a change: An exploratory study of non-traditional students’ time-use in the Southern Cross Model - Nieuwoudt, J. E., & Stimpson, K.
    Southern Cross University Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Paper No. 2.

  • Jarvis, L (2021). Try before you buy

    Try before you buy: Using enabling programs to negotiate the risks of higher education - Jarvis, L.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 61(1)

  • Syme, S., Roche, T., Goode, E., & Crandon, E. (2021). Transforming lives

    Transforming lives: The power of an Australian enabling education - Syme, S., Roche, T., Goode, E., & Crandon, E.
    Higher Education Research & Development.

  • 2020

    Braund, A. James, T., Johnston, K., & Mullaney, L. (2020). Grit ability

    Grit ability: Which grit characteristics enable success for mothers entering university? - Braund, A. James, T., Johnston, K., & Mullaney, L.
    Student Success 11(1). 22-35.

  • 2019

    Study and life: How first year university students use their time

    Study and life: How first year university students use their time - Richardson, A., King, S., Olds, T, Parfitt, G., & Chiera, B.
    Student Success, 10(1), 17-31.

  • Bunn, R.J. – Transitioning students into Higher Education: Philosophies, Pedagogies and Practice

    “We need to help students discover themselves and see into the life of things”: Advice from Open Foundation Lecturers - Bunn, R.J.
    In A. Jones, A. Olds and J.G. Lisciandro (Eds.) Transitioning students into Higher Education: Philosophies, Pedagogies and Practice. Oxon: Routledge.

  • Irwin, E., Baker, S., & Hamilton, E. (2019, 8 Nov). Alternative pathways into higher education open access annotated bibliography: enabling, foundation, access and bridging education.

    Alternative pathways into higher education open access annotated bibliography: enabling, foundation, access and bridging education - Irwin, E., Baker, S., & Hamilton, E.

  • James, T., & Seary, K. (2019). Why aren’t they attending class like they are supposed to

    Why aren't they attending class like they are supposed to? A review into students' perceptions of the value of class attendance - James, T., & Seary, K. Student Success, 10(1), 115-129.

  • 2018

    Armstrong, F., James, T., Conradie, H., & Parker, S. (2018). Males in Enabling: Painting a portrait through narrative

    Males in Enabling: Painting a portrait through narrative - Armstrong, F., James, T., Conradie, H., & Parker, S.
    Student Success, 9(1), 9-22.

  • Jarvis, L. (2018). Risk or opportunity: The journey of students entering university via an enabling program

    Risk or opportunity: The journey of students entering university via an enabling program - Jarvis, L.
    Doctoral dissertation, University of Wollongong.

  • Millman, T. & McNamara, J. (2018). The long and winding road

    The long and winding road: Experiences of students entering university through transition programs - Millman, T. & McNamara, J.
    Student Success, 9(3), 37-39.

  • 2017

    Students’ perceptions of a quality preparatory program at an Australian regional university: Success through changing worldviews.

    Students' perceptions of a quality preparatory program at an Australian regional university: Success through changing worldviews - McConachie, J., Seary, K., & Simpson, J.
    In J. Mcconachie, M. Singh, P. Danaher, F. Nouwens, & G. Danaher (Eds.), Doctrina Perpetua: Brokering Change, Promoting Innovation and Transforming Marginalisation in University Learning and Teaching. CQUniversity.

  • Being first in family: Motivations and metaphors

    Being first in family: Motivations and metaphors - Luzeckyj, A. McCann, B. Graham, C. King, S., & Mc Cann J.
    Higher education Research and Development, 36(6), 1237-1250.

  • 2016

    ‘Show up’: Is that the recipe for success?

    ‘Show up’: Is that the recipe for success? - Seary, K., James, T.
    In Proceedings of the FABENZ Conference 2016.

  • James, T. (2016). The juxtaposition of STEPS to the undergraduate arena

    The juxtaposition of STEPS to the undergraduate arena: The lived experience of transitioning into undergraduate study. - James, T.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 56(2). 250-267

  • Johns, S., Crawford, N., Hawkins, C., Jarvis, L., Harris, M., & McCormack, D. (2016). Unlocking the potential within

    Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia - Johns, S., Crawford, N., Hawkins, C., Jarvis, L., Harris, M., & McCormack, D.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 56(1), 69-88.

  • Lisciandro, J.G. and Gibbs, G. (2016) OnTrack to university

    OnTrack to university: understanding mechanisms of student retention in an Australian pre-university enabling program - Lisciandro, J.G. and Gibbs, G.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning 56 (2): 198-224.

  • 2015

    Crawford, N., Johns, S., Jarvis, L., Hawkins, C., Harris, M., & McCormack, D. (2015). Foundations for change, confidence, and new opportunities: impacts of a university enabling program in north-west Tasmania. Refereed Conference Paper

    Foundations for change, confidence, and new opportunities: impacts of a university enabling program in north-west Tasmania - Crawford, N., Johns, S., Jarvis, L., Hawkins, C., Harris, M., & McCormack, D.
    Refereed Conference Paper: STARS Conference, Melbourne.

  • James, T., Conradie, H., Saint, R., & Browne, M. (2015). An exploratory study of the factors associated with an initial testing process

    An exploratory study of the factors associated with an initial testing process: Testing the testing - James, T., Conradie, H., Saint, R., & Browne, M.
    International Studies in Widening Participation, 2(1). 2-14.

  • 2014

    Crawford, N. (2014). Practical and profound: multi-layered benefits of a university enabling program and implications for higher education

    Practical and profound: multi-layered benefits of a university enabling program and implications for higher education - Crawford, N.
    International Studies in Widening Participation, 1(2), 15-30.

  • Johns, S., Crawford, N., Harris, M., Hawkins, C., Jarvis, L., & McCormack, D. “A Turning Point”: Impact of participation in the University Preparation Program (UPP) on Cradle Coast students. University of Tasmania

    "A Turning Point": Impact of participation in the University Preparation Program (UPP) on Cradle Coast students - Johns, S., Crawford, N., Harris, M., Hawkins, C., Jarvis, L., & McCormack, D.
    Report. University of Tasmania.

  • 2008

    Positioning and repositioning in higher education: first year students engaging with the world

    STEPS towards retention: A case study - Seary, K., Flanders, M., & Palu, M.
    11th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, Hobart.

  • 2007

    “I’m not stupid after all”: Changing perceptions of self as a tool for transformation.

    "I'm not stupid after all": Changing perceptions of self as a tool for transformation - Willans, J., & Seary, K.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 47(3), 433-452.

  • 2004

    It’s more than just academic essays and rules of mathematics: Travelling the road with heroes on the STEPS journey as they convert the milestones of their learning journey into signposts for their future.

    It's more than just academic essays and rules of mathematics: Travelling the road with heroes on the STEPS journey as they convert the milestones of their learning journey into signposts for their future - Seary, K., & Willans, J.
    Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 44(3), 306-326.