Dr Who and the Curriculum Planners: early observations from a longitudinal study of Associate Students’ transition to University

Fotheringham, Julia; Stupart, Alastiar

Abstract

This paper explores early observations from a longitudinal study of second year Associate Students studying HNs in colleges prior to making their way to university for third and final year of engineering degree programmes. We consider assumptions about the transfer of learning that underpin the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), suggesting that the framework oversimplifies student transitions between different sectors. Three different perspectives on student transitions are used as an entry point to explore data obtained from focus groups, observations and informal interviews. We identify two distinct emerging themes; confidence in curriculum alignment between HN and degree programmes and puzzlement about some of the signifiers of sociocultural differences between college and university.

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Citation

Fotheringham, J., & Stupart, A. (2015, June). Dr Who and the Curriculum Planners: early observations from a longitudinal study of Associate Students’ transition to University. Presented at 12th International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 12th International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education
• Start Date: Jun 9, 2015
• End Date: Jun 11, 2015
• Acceptance Date: Jun 9, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 15, 2018
• Publisher: Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Scotland
• Pages: 351-360
• Book Title: International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education : conference materials
• Keywords: Sociocultural; SCQF; college; Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1119691
• Contract Date: Mar 15, 2018