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dc.contributor.authorDelaney, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorMcPhail, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorPentecost, Robin
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Robin Elaine
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-24T04:48:56Z
dc.date.available2018-10-24T04:48:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn2327-7955
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/123577
dc.description.abstractFor students commencing university study their first year can be a challenging and daunting experience. Selfefficacy, being the students’ own perception of themselves and their personal capabilities, is critical to a student’s ability to transition from high school to university (Bandura 1997; Bandura 1989). To address the need to improve students’ belief in their personal capabilities to transition successfully, a pre-university preparation (PUP) program was developed at an Australian university. This paper reports on the findings of the PUP experience, on students’ perceptions of the transition to university, and on the self-efficacy issues they identified. Students completed a survey at the commencement of the program and then provided qualitative feedback at the finish regarding how they anticipate the program will assist them in adjusting to university life. Data collected suggests that students who undertake this program have more realistic expectations of what university life will be like and feel better prepared to make the change from secondary school to the tertiary environment. We will argue that it is with a greater awareness of their capabilities supported by the PUP program that students will successfully transition to university.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCommon Ground Publishing
dc.publisher.urihttp://ijlhe.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.260/prod.127
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom41
dc.relation.ispartofpageto52
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Learning in Higher Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation Systems not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1301
dc.titleThe Development of Student Self-efficacy through a Pre-university Program
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDelaney, Deborah A.
gro.griffith.authorMcPhail, Ruth E.
gro.griffith.authorRoberts, Robin
gro.griffith.authorPentecost, Robin


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