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What Makes The Best First Year Experience? European First Year Experience Conference 2013 University of Helsinki Presenter: Rebecca Roper IADT, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland rebecca.roper@iadt.ie Michael Carr DIT Tara Cusack UCD

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What Makes ‘The Best’ First Year Experience?

European First Year Experience Conference 2013 University of Helsinki

Presenter: Rebecca Roper IADT, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland rebecca.roper@iadt.ie Michael Carr DIT Tara Cusack UCD Yseult Freeney DCU Mary Gilmartin NUIM Rebecca Roper IADT

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Higher Education in Ireland

State Examinations (‘Leaving Certificate’) in June.
College entrance is administrated largely by CAO (Central Applications

Office).

Results given to students in mid-late August and college places offered one

week later.

College starts for first-year students in early or mid-September.

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DRHEA

Dublin Region Higher

Education Alliance

8 Institutions
5 Research Fellows appointed
representing 90,000 students of

which 70,000 undergraduates

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DRHEA Fellows

Fellow Institute Discipline Michael Carr DIT Maths Tara Cusack UCD Physiotherapy Yseult Freeney DCU Psychology Mary Gilmartin NUI Maynooth Geography Rebecca Roper IADT Film, Theatre and Performance Studies

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Research Question:

‘What Makes The Best First Year Experience?’

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Academic Social Practical

Initiatives

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Literature Review - Audit of Practice - Toolkit

Project Outline

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Strategic Literature Review

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Search string developed

Web of science ERIC British Education Index Australian Education Index Academic Search complete Psych Info Scopus

Strategic Literature Review

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Inclusion Criteria

Published from the year 2000 onwards
Published in English
Concerned first year students in third-level education
Institute-wide Initiatives that had measured outcomes and

were transferable.

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Academic Social Practical

Initiatives

Intersectional

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Intersectional Academic Social Practical Intersectional Academic Social Practical

Initiatives

n=22 n=13 n=6 n=6

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Audit of Practice

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Audit of Practice

Each Institution held a focus

group with participants from ‘front-line’ workers (Lecturers, Student Support Staff, Administration, Library) and the Educational Officer from the Student Union was also included to capture an aspect

f the student voice.
Case Studies were contributed

from 5 of the 8 Institutions

utlining best practice.

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Focus Groups

62 participants over 8

institutions

5 cohesive themes emerged:
Strategies around the First

Year Experience (Programme, Department, Faculty and Institutional level)

Transition and Orientation
Academic Engagement
Social Engagement
Teaching and Learning

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Case Studies and Toolkit

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Included on the Website:
Background and Questionnaire.
Currently, 12 case studies from

established First Year Initiatives have been submitted from 5 of the DRHEA Institutions.

Range of Studies, from

Induction to Peer Mentoring.

Case Studies and Toolkit

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www.drhea.ie

Case Studies ‘Trailer’

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www.drhea.ie

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University of Helsinki May 15th, 2013

First Year Experience...

www.drhea.com

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