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Ldhen 2010
- 1. HERE to stay? Why do students persist and how can we support them to do so? Nottingham Trent University University of Bradford Bournemouth University
- 6. Background & Strand 1 Research
- 10. Student Transition Survey (March – May 2009) NTU BU Sample Size 656 89 % doubters 37% 45% % male doubters 31% 36% % female doubters 41% 50% Age Slight rise as students age More doubts among younger students Disability 50% 60% Part time 43% 0%
- 11. Progression NTU BU Sample size 370 52 % withdrawal from this sample 4.3% 3.8% % withdrawal among doubters 8.8% 4.3% % withdrawal among non-doubters 1.7% 3.4%
- 12. Why did students consider leaving?
- 14. NTU course related issues (draft)
- 22. Why did students decide to stay?
- 32. Thanks very much for your time Any Questions?
Notas del editor
- sarah
- Sarah Belonging The two students who described staying because they had no other choice both described that they didn’t feel part of the university,that they didn’t ‘fit in’, “I don’t seem very involved with the University to be honest”. A theme that emerged here was one of recognition, that “probably if I see my tutor on the road, he wouldn’t recognise me” . Charlie, on the other hand, who had had doubts but made a positive decision to stay, described that now she could recognise places and people, “I feel better now because now I feel like I know where everything is and I always see someone walking around that I know if I want to stop and talk to them” . All of the students who had no doubts could all describe the time when they felt that they belonged to the university, either through societies, or again, through recognising others “ I think it starts when you walk down the street and you see someone and you go hey … I know them from University and that’s what made me feel like it [like I belonged]” . More background….. Student doubters who had decided to stay There seemed to be a spectrum of reasons why students who had had doubts had decided to stay, ranging from those students that were staying only because they felt they had no choice to do otherwise to those that had made a positive decision to stay . There were two students, Michelle and Sharon, who stated that the only reason they were staying was because they felt that they couldn’t leave because of finances and time. These students described a focus on placements and employment upon leaving. At the other end of the spectrum were two students (Sara and Charlie) that had made a conscious decision to stay and were happy with their choice to stay. There were three students in the middle of this spectrum. One student (Jane), for example, described that she was staying because it was her ‘last chance’ because of her age, but also that she had resolved some of the difficulties that she had had at the beginning of the course and now feeling ‘more comfortable’ here. Key differences between doubters who had decided to stay and those students that had never had doubts. Relationship with personal tutor/staff The two students who described staying because they had no other choice both described having no-one to talk to “I could die next week and probably they will realise next year that I didn’t go to uni”. Of the three students in the middle of the spectrum, two also described having no-one to talk to and one described having one tutor that had been of help. The two students who had described making a positive decision to stay both described having a tutor that they could talk to and who had helped them to stay. All of the students who had never had doubts about being at university all described that they had someone that they could talk to (either a personal tutor or a lecturer). Belonging The two students who described staying because they had no other choice both described that they didn’t feel part of the university,that they didn’t ‘fit in’, “I don’t seem very involved with the University to be honest”. A theme that emerged here was one of recognition, that “probably if I see my tutor on the road, he wouldn’t recognise me” . Charlie, on the other hand, who had had doubts but made a positive decision to stay, described that now she could recognise places and people, “I feel better now because now I feel like I know where everything is and I always see someone walking around that I know if I want to stop and talk to them” . All of the students who had no doubts could all describe the time when they felt that they belonged to the university, either through societies, or again, through recognising others “ I think it starts when you walk down the street and you see someone and you go hey … I know them from University and that’s what made me feel like it [like I belonged]” . Finance Both non-doubters and doubters described struggling with finance. However, doubters also complained that they felt that they were not receiving good value for money. If, for example a lecturer failed to attend a lecture, doubters complained that they weren’t the service they had paid for.