Useful Reading and Resources

Brown, G., and Parkin, D. (2020). Induction - Creating Socially Distanced Campuses and Education Project Leadership Intelligence Report. Advance HE

The Personal Tutoring Framework - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHISPMxaka9al6-s1FKzRylB8FKLlUzS/view

Compendium of effective practice in higher education: Volume 2. Advance HE. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/compendium-effective-practice-higher-education-volume-2

Being an OU student - An example of how to discuss with students the nature of distance study and what to expect

Cheng, M., Pringle Barnes, G., Edwards, C. , Valyrakis, M. , Corduneanu, R. and Koukou, M.  (2015) Transition Skills and Strategies: Transition Models and How Students Experience Change. Project Report. QAA Scotland, Glasgow.

Nicholson, N. (1990). “The transition cycle: causes, outcomes, processes and forms,” in On the Move: The Psychology of Change and Transition. eds. S. Fischer and C. L. Cooper (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley), 83–108.

Tinto, V. (1975). Dropout from higher education: a theoretical synthesis of recent research. Rev. Educ. Res. 45, 89–125. doi: 10.3102/00346543045001089

Unibuddy (2023) Confidence CountsvSupporting students to journey beyond their comfort zone. https://unibuddy.com/guides/unibuddy-student-confidence-2023-report/