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DRHEA Teaching Fellows

DRHEA Teaching Fellows. Current Research ‘What makes the ‘Best’ First Year Experience?’. Michael Carr DIT Tara Cusack UCD Yseult Freeney DCU Mary Gilmartin NUIM Rebecca Roper IADT. Project Coordinator: Elizabeth Noonan, UCD. Fellowship Background.

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DRHEA Teaching Fellows

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  1. DRHEA Teaching Fellows • Current Research ‘What makes the ‘Best’ First Year Experience?’ Michael Carr DIT Tara Cusack UCD Yseult Freeney DCU Mary Gilmartin NUIM Rebecca Roper IADT Project Coordinator: Elizabeth Noonan, UCD

  2. Fellowship Background • 5 appointed Teaching Fellows from the 8 DRHEA Institutions. • Multi-disciplinary backgrounds. • Decided to examine FYE from a 3 tiered context, focusing first on the Literature Review. • Methodology. • Refinement of search criteria.

  3. Transferable to other Institutions or Programmes Comparison Measured Outcomes Academic, Social and Practical Institute-Wide Initiatives Initiatives

  4. Academic Social Practical Intersectional Initiatives

  5. Initiatives

  6. Academic • 13 studies primarily measuring outcomes in GPA and retention, primarily in the US. 10 studies administered across the general student population, the remainder (n=3) targeting academically ‘at risk’ students (low engagement, low entry level outcomes. • 6 studies, primarily non-randomised controlled trials. 4 of which were mentoring studies. 1 of the remainder was a counseling study, and the other examined a skills course. Social Practical • 5 studies in this category, designed to tackle alcohol consumption or nutrition. 2 of the studies around alcohol showed an decrease in consumption, while the other did not show any change. The remaining 2 studies were around weight gain (‘The Freshman Fifteen’), and showed limited success.

  7. Intersectional • Defined as having more than one stated aim of enhancing, two or more domains: academic, practical or social. 21 studies in total. • Majority of studies in this category (n=17) focussed on interventions offer to all first year students. • Remained (n=4) targeted ‘at risk’ students, for example, students with low GPA’s or classified as students from minority populations. • Measures of successful outcomes within this group: GPA, Retention in the main, and survey instruments measuring self-esteem, multi-cultural awareness, critical thinking, and social engagement. • Programmes included peer mentoring, learning communities, first year seminars or first year courses, extending themes of orientation and induction.

  8. Case Studies and Focus Groups...

  9. Successful Institute - Wide Initiatives • Piloted from Programmes, • Supported by all stakeholders; Management, Lecturers, Professional staff, including: ICT, Library, Access, SU, Technical, Student Support and Academic Services.

  10. The ‘Best’ First Year Experience is Everyone’s Responsibility The First Year Experience • DRHEA Fellows • LIN Conference 2012

  11. Contact Details - DRHEA Fellows • Michael.carr@dit.ie • t.cusack@ucd.ie • ysuelt.freeney@dcu.ie • mary.gilmartin@nuim.ie • rebecca.roper@iadt.ie

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