An international investigation into student concerns regarding transition into higher education

Zarb, Mark; Abandoh-Sam, Joseph A.; Alshaigy, Bedour; Bouvier, Dennis; Glassey, Richard; Hughes, Janet and Riedesel, Charles (2018). An international investigation into student concerns regarding transition into higher education. In: ITiCSE 2018 - 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2-4 Jul 2018, Larnaca, Cyprus, ACM Press, pp. 344–345.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3197091.3205842

Abstract

The experience of transitioning into and starting higher education is a very individual one, with some applicants viewing the prospect of higher education as an unknown entity; for those who are first in their family or community to consider higher education, this can seem an "alien environment". These are just some of the issues that lead to applicants experiencing levels of concern when considering a transition into higher education. This international working group proposes to consider concerns across a wide range of participants: namely students who are in the process of transitioning into a higher education environment, and students who have recently completed this transition.