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Presentation by André van Zyl First Year Experience coordinator

South African students in the 21 st Century : towards a holistic understanding of the First Year Experience. Presentation by André van Zyl First Year Experience coordinator. Who are our students?. diverse excited expectant proud hopeful confident

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Presentation by André van Zyl First Year Experience coordinator

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  1. South African students in the 21st Century: towards a holistic understanding of the First Year Experience Presentation by André van Zyl First Year Experience coordinator

  2. Who are our students? diverse excited expectant proud hopeful confident unrealistic anxious community hope 1st generation anxious high achievers FYE Seminar 20/10/09

  3. And what do they find? information overload strange languages sharp responses new friends friendly faces crowds institutional silence unfamiliarity scary staff difficult accents incomprehensible texts FYE Seminar

  4. Many go from this . . .

  5. Some stark facts • We are working with the top 10% of our country’s young people • Less than 50% of SA students achieve a qualification after 5 years • Up to 30% of students drop out in their first year of study

  6. What is the FYE? …a holistic programme which encompasses all aspects of first year student experience in the context of an invitational and equitable institution. It comprises both curricular and extra-curricular initiatives, and is far more than a single event, programme or course. It attempts to establish an ethos and a way of life, through which all first year students will experience the transition into university life

  7. FYE initiatives for 2010 • Placement testing • Orientation • Extended orientation • Tracking students • Tutors • Co-curricular activities • Residences as centres of academic excellence

  8. Who are our students • In groups of three to four, describe a typical UJ student • Demographically • School background • Home background • SES background • Expectations

  9. Some pre-entry attributes…

  10. First Generation Status

  11. Family HE history

  12. Grade 12 performance

  13. Commuting students

  14. Previous study habits

  15. English rating

  16. Understanding our students • Is it important? • Who are they? • The concepts of cultural capital and habitus • The role of the FYE

  17. Questions and/or comments • X 3285 • andrevz@uj.ac.za

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