Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): 2017 STARS Conference Special Issue

2017 STARS Conference Special Issue

Published: 2017-07-28

Editorial

Volume 8 Issue 2

Karen Nelson, Tracy Creagh, John Clarke
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Feature

Reflections on Student Persistence

Vincent Tinto

1-8
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Articles

First year student conceptions of success: What really matters?

Ryan Naylor

9-19
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Transition pedagogies and the neoliberal episteme: What do academics think?

Kate Hughes

21-30
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Building a sense of belonging among tertiary commuter students: The Monash Non-Residential Colleges program

Adam Fernandes, Allie Ford, Gerry Rayner, Lynette Pretorius

31-42
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The flipped classroom: A learning model to increase student engagement not academic achievement

Masha Smallhorn

43-53
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Student interest as a key driver of engagement for first year students.

Ella R Kahu, Karen Nelson, Catherine Picton

55-66
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Distributed and collaborative: Experiences of local leadership of a first-year experience program

Jo McKenzie, Kathy Egea

67-77
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Practice Reports

Flipped peer leader training: A modularised, blended and active peer leader training and development program

Victoria Menzies, Jennifer Tredinnick

79-85
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Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Institution-wide pedagogical reform at an elite university in Ireland

Michelle Share, Ciara O'Farrell

87-93
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Live, Learn, Grow: Supporting young people with a care experience through higher education

Louise Rak, Emily Fuller

95-99
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Engaging professional staff in the discourse of engagement

Rhonda Leece, Alison Jaquet

101-105
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Let’s Chat - A fresh take on the invaluable role of peer-to-peer conversation in student engagement, participation and inclusion

Rosalind McFarlane, Marta Spes-Skrbis, Anne Taib

107-111
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Engaging ‘students as partners’ in the design and development of a peer-mentoring program

Sarah O'Shea, Sue Bennett, Janine Delahunty

113-116
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Students enabling students in a Student Partnership Project: A case study emerging from the OLT Transforming Practice Project on Student Partnerships

Megan Kek, Lindy Kimmins, Jill Lawrence, Lindy Abawi, Courtney Lindgren, Trent Stokes

117-122
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Do you hear me? Student voice, academic success and retention

Jennifer Allen, Catherine Nichols

123-129
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