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Tony Cook STAR@ulster.ac.uk

STARlite: Life after funding. Tony Cook STAR@ulster.ac.uk. STAR. 2003-2007. The STAR Project (Student Transition and Retention). Consortium of University of Ulster University of Manchester University of Brighton University of Sunderland Liverpool Hope University

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Tony Cook STAR@ulster.ac.uk

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  1. STARlite: Life after funding Tony Cook STAR@ulster.ac.uk

  2. STAR 2003-2007

  3. The STAR Project (Student Transition and Retention) Consortium of • University of Ulster • University of Manchester • University of Brighton • University of Sunderland • Liverpool Hope University • Identify and disseminate good practice in managing student transition

  4. Deliverables • A clear set of objectives …. that will promote realistic student expectations and foster social and academic integration of students. • A set of case studies documenting examples of good practice • A web site where the case studies and other information will be available. • A cadre of academic staff with the necessary experience and expertise to continue to disseminate good practice. • A set of working examples in which evaluated institutional practices will be published as a book

  5. Objectives Case Studies Website Cadre Book Guidelines Booklet 49 case studies in 12 booklets www.ulster.ac.uk/star Over 50 in 17 institutions 3 books Delivered

  6. Dissemination web Booklets 10 Books

  7. Books • Cook, A. and Rushton, R. (2009) How to Recruit • and Retain Higher Education Students: a • handbook of good practice. Routledge • Cook, A. and Rushton, BS. (2008) Student • Transition: Practices and Policies to Promote • Retention SEDA paper no 121. • Davies, M., Cook, A. and Rushton, BS (2007) How • to get your kids through University- Accent Press

  8. Conclusion • Important that key staff remained engaged • New messages developed • Initially research based (“ROOTS OF ATTRITION”) • Moved to a staff development message • AUDIT • “IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT” • Message is in demand • Dissemination focus • Web cheap- hosted by university • Talks funded by hosts • Books – extension of personal scholarship

  9. Live on for a while • Cannot live on much longer • Information is getting dated • Academic staff develop • New groups occupy the space • Publications are permanent • Problems remain the same All information freely available at STAR website

  10. And finally • Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." • Isaac Asimov • Of course there's a lot of knowledge in Universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the graduates don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates • Lawrence Lowell

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