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Trialling a 4th Generation Approach to the First Year Experience: The CommUniTI

Abstract

In 2014, we developed a new approach to supporting first year students’ transition into higher education building on the work of Kift, Nelson, and Clarke (2010) whose 3rd Generation Approach is one of transition pedagogy foregrounded by a whole-of-institution transformation. Our 4th Generation Approach focuses on students’ social capital and extends the remit beyond the institution. Our approach recognises students’ social capital as an unexplored resource to be drawn upon to inform the membership of a Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP members collaboratively develop strategies to support the development of students’ important cultural capital, which we consider essential for successful transition. In 2015, we trialled the 4th Generation Approach with a Queensland regional university satellite campus. This paper reports on the implementation of the CoP as one element of the 4th Generation Approach and the important refinements required for future success.

Published: 2017-03-26
Pages:65 to 72
Section:Articles
How to Cite
Donnison, S., Penn-Edwards, S., Greenaway, R., & Horn, R. (2017). Trialling a 4th Generation Approach to the First Year Experience: The CommUniTI. Student Success, 8(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v8i1.361
Open Access Journal
ISSN 2205-0795