Jamshid-Foroodian, Bushra
(2019)
Exploring Students' Experience of Academic Transition to University: A Study of the UAE National Students.
Doctor of Education thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
When students embark on their higher education journey, it can be a challenging time for them as they learn to foster relationships with faculty and their fellow peers. It can also be a difficult time for them as they negotiate and learn to become accustomed to the expectations of the new academic community they are joining. Most existing research on student transition stems from North America, Australia and the United Kingdom but there is limited study on the United Arab Emirates. This study therefore aimed to address this gap in literature by exploring the Emirati student experience of academic transition during their first year. It was carried out as a case study using a mixed-method sequential exploratory design where qualitative data was collected from 20 semi-structured interviews while survey questions were used to collect quantitative data from 377 first-year Emirati students. Bridges transition theory was used as a framework to explain the overlapping phases of transition.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Education) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2020 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2024 17:21 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03088012 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3088012 |
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