Step up to Masters: Supporting the Academic Skills Transition for Taught Postgraduate Students

Fuente: ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liu, Jiani, Pullinger, Daniel John
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867181789705928704
author Liu, Jiani
Pullinger, Daniel John
author_facet Liu, Jiani
Pullinger, Daniel John
Liu, Jiani
Pullinger, Daniel John
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Step up to Masters: Supporting the Academic Skills Transition for Taught Postgraduate Students Liu, Jiani Pullinger, Daniel John Foreign Countries Skill Development Transitional Programs Graduate Students Graduate Study Information Literacy College Readiness Student Diversity Barriers Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Academic Libraries Library Skills The article in question introduces research conducted by the Learning Development Team at the University of Leeds on the academic literacy skills development needs and expectations of taught postgraduate students, and the subsequent creation of an innovative new online resource, Step Up to Masters. As well as focusing on key topics highlighted by the research, the resource encourages students to reflect on their individual development priorities and to select the most relevant support options for their successful transition to taught postgraduate (PGT) study. The rationale behind this reflect and select approach has been informed by a synthesis of (a) the outcomes of key studies on the diverse needs and challenges faced by PGT students when making the transition to Masters study, and (b) the team's own research findings on PGT students' academic development priorities and preferences. Step Up to Masters received the Digital Award for Information Literacy 2020, and was central to the online PGT induction programme initiated at Leeds for 2020/21 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
format Recurso educativo Open Access
id eric_EJ1341551
institution ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
language en
publishDate 2021
record_format eric
spellingShingle Step up to Masters: Supporting the Academic Skills Transition for Taught Postgraduate Students
Liu, Jiani
Pullinger, Daniel John
Foreign Countries
Skill Development
Transitional Programs
Graduate Students
Graduate Study
Information Literacy
College Readiness
Student Diversity
Barriers
Student Attitudes
Student Characteristics
Academic Libraries
Library Skills
Step up to Masters: Supporting the Academic Skills Transition for Taught Postgraduate Students Liu, Jiani Pullinger, Daniel John Foreign Countries Skill Development Transitional Programs Graduate Students Graduate Study Information Literacy College Readiness Student Diversity Barriers Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Academic Libraries Library Skills The article in question introduces research conducted by the Learning Development Team at the University of Leeds on the academic literacy skills development needs and expectations of taught postgraduate students, and the subsequent creation of an innovative new online resource, Step Up to Masters. As well as focusing on key topics highlighted by the research, the resource encourages students to reflect on their individual development priorities and to select the most relevant support options for their successful transition to taught postgraduate (PGT) study. The rationale behind this reflect and select approach has been informed by a synthesis of (a) the outcomes of key studies on the diverse needs and challenges faced by PGT students when making the transition to Masters study, and (b) the team's own research findings on PGT students' academic development priorities and preferences. Step Up to Masters received the Digital Award for Information Literacy 2020, and was central to the online PGT induction programme initiated at Leeds for 2020/21 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
title Step up to Masters: Supporting the Academic Skills Transition for Taught Postgraduate Students
topic Foreign Countries
Skill Development
Transitional Programs
Graduate Students
Graduate Study
Information Literacy
College Readiness
Student Diversity
Barriers
Student Attitudes
Student Characteristics
Academic Libraries
Library Skills
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1341551