A lot hangs on the summative grades that students are given. A good degree opens doors which otherwise might remain closed. Yet, as higher education is now a mass rather than an elite system, what is expected of its graduates is different from the expectations of previous generations.  Meer

Programmes in higher education tend to focus attention on the student’s first year (because of concerns about student transition and retention) and on their final year (because of student exiting for their future careers).  Meer

Programmes in higher education tend to focus attention on the student’s first year (because of concerns about student transition and retention) and on their final year (because of student exiting for their future careers).  Meer

A lot hangs on the summative grades that students are given. A good degree opens doors which otherwise might remain closed. Yet, as higher education is now a mass rather than an elite system, what is expected of its graduates is different from the expectations of previous generations.  Meer

Presents the findings of new research into the problem of students dropping-out from their courses, and provides information that will help institutions understand and address the problem.  Meer

Presents the findings of new research into the problem of students dropping-out from their courses, and provides information that will help institutions understand and address the problem.  Meer