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Title:
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AN INTERVENTION STRATEGY TO SUPPORT FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT STUDENTS THROUGH REMOTE MENTORING STRATEGIES |
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Author(s):
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Anthony Williams , Willy Sher |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-58-4 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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76 |
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Last Page:
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82 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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First year experience is a concern to Universities in Australia for a long time. This has presented itself forcefully in
Engineering Faculties which have a high student attrition rate during the first year of study. Universities and Faculties
have employed many strategies to try and address this leakage of students. Some of the approaches adopted include
student mentoring, and various programmes which provide learning support for students. All of these initiatives have had
successes but the question needs to be asked about the reaction of students to such support systems and networks.
The University of Newcastle currently has a range of student support projects in operation. One introduced by the
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment will closely monitor a students progress and, at the first instance of
problems arising, an intervention offering support and direction to students is initiated. This paper reports on the
introduction of this system. |
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