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STAR
2003-2007
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The STAR Project (Student Transition and Retention)
Consortium of – University of Ulster– University of Manchester– University of Brighton– University of Sunderland– Liverpool Hope University
• Identify and disseminate good practice in managing student transition
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Deliverables• A clear set of objectives …. that will promote realistic student
expectations and foster social and academic integration of students.
• A set of case studies documenting examples of good practice
• A web site where the case studies and other information will be available.
• A cadre of academic staff with the necessary experience and expertise to continue to disseminate good practice.
• A set of working examples in which evaluated institutional practices will be published as a book
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Delivered
• Objectives• Case Studies
• Website• Cadre• Book
• Guidelines Booklet• 49 case studies in 12
booklets• www.ulster.ac.uk/star• Over 50 in 17
institutions• 3 books
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Nos of presentations
Dissemination
10Booklets
Books
web
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Books
Davies, M., Cook, A. and Rushton, BS (2007) How to get your kids through University- Accent Press
Cook, A. and Rushton, BS. (2008) Student Transition: Practices and Policies to Promote Retention SEDA paper no 121.
Cook, A. and Rushton, R. (2009) How to Recruit and Retain Higher Education Students: a handbook of good practice. Routledge
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Conclusion– Important that key staff remained engaged– New messages developed
• Initially research based (“ROOTS OF ATTRITION”)• Moved to a staff development message
– AUDIT
– “IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT”– Message is in demand – Dissemination focus
• Web cheap- hosted by university• Talks funded by hosts• Books – extension of personal scholarship
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Live on for a while• Cannot live on much longer
– Information is getting dated– Academic staff develop– New groups occupy the space
• Publications are “permanent”– Educational ground hog day
• Problems remain the same
All information freely available at STAR website
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And finally• Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's
the transition that's troublesome." – Isaac Asimov
• Of course there's a lot of knowledge in Universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the graduates don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates
– Lawrence Lowell