Abstract
The FYA initiative was developed as part of a strategic whole-of-institution approach to enhancing the first-year student experience in the face of spiralling attrition rates, major changes to government funding and widening participation rates. The FYA coodinator role was developed alongside the FYA role as a means of supporting and growing FYAs beyond a pastoral-care function to a motivated network of staff engaged in refglective, evidence-based practice (Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SOLT) willing to take on active leadership roles within the university.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Improving the Student Experience: a Practical Guide for Universities and Colleges |
| Editors | Michelle Morgan |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 172-174 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203817513 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415598798 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- first year experience
- education, higher
- first year advisors
- school improvement programs