447
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Transitions, inventories and aspirations. New learners and their longer-term learning goals

, &
Pages 303-314 | Received 21 May 2009, Accepted 19 Oct 2009, Published online: 26 Sep 2011

References

  • Beaty, L., A. Gibbs, and A. Morgan. 2005. Learning orientations and study contracts. In The experience of learning: Implications for teaching and studying in higher education, 3rd (Internet) ed., ed. F. Marton, D. Hounsell, and N. Entwistle, 72–86. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment. http://www.tla.ed.ac.uk/resources/EoL.html.
  • BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). 2010. Skills for Sustainable Growth – Strategy document. http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/further-education-skills/docs/s/10-1274-skills-for-sustainable-growth-strategy.pdf.
  • Briggs Myers , I. 2000 . Introduction to type , 6th ed. , Oxford : CPP .
  • Browne, J. 2010. Securing a sustainable future for higher education – An independent review of higher education funding and student finance. October 12 2010. http://hereview.independent.gov.uk/hereview/.
  • Capraro , R.M. and Capraro , M.M. 2002 . Myers-Briggs Type Indicator score reliability across studies: A meta-analytic reliability generalization study . Educational and Psychological Study , 62 ( 4 ) : 590 – 602 .
  • Christie , H. , Cree , V.E. , Hounsell , J. , McCune , V. and Tett , L. 2006 . From college to university: Looking backwards, looking forwards . Research in Post-Compulsory Education , 11 ( 3 ) : 351 – 365 .
  • Clegg , S. and Bradley , S. 2006 . The implementation of progress files in higher education: Reflection on national policy . Higher Education , 51 ( 4 ) : 465 – 486 .
  • Coffield , F. , Moseley , D. , Hall , E. and Ecclestone , K. 2004a . Learning styles and pedagogy in post-16 learning , London : Learning and Skills Research Centre .
  • Coffield , F. , Moseley , D. , Hall , E. and Ecclestone , K. 2004b . Should we be using learning styles , London : Learning and Skills Research Centre .
  • Cranmer , S. 2006 . Enhancing graduate employability: Best intentions and mixed outcomes . Studies in Higher Education , 31 ( 2 ) : 169 – 184 .
  • Crossan , B. , Field , J. , Gallacher , J. and Merrill , B. 2003 . Understanding participation in learning for non-traditional adult learners . British Journal of Sociology of Education , 24 ( 1 ) : 55 – 67 .
  • Current, N., P. Hughes, R. Currant, and R. Whitfield. 2008. From PDP to CPD? Exploring PDP and Web 2.0 connections at Bradford. Paper presented at PDP and Web 2.0: Opportunity for Partnership? CRA seminar, June 4, at the University of Bradford, UK. http://www.elp.ac.uk/downloads/craweb2.pdf.
  • Dearing, R., (Chair), National Committee of Enquiry into Higher Education. 1997. Higher education in the learning society. Report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education. London: HMSO. https://bei.leeds.ac.uk/Partners/NCIHE/.
  • Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. 2009. Higher education. http://www.dius.gov.uk/policy/highereducation.html.
  • Ebdon, L. 2010. Vice-chancellor disappointed with tuition fees outcome. Bedfordshire on Sunday, December 10. http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/Vice-chancellor-disappointed-with-tuition-fees-outcome.htm.
  • Ellis , R. and Allan , R. 2008 . Learning styles and learning strategies: Assessing their impact on Science Foundation students . Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning , 10 ( 2 ) : 41 – 50 .
  • Foskett , N.H. and Hemsley-Brown , J. 1999 . Invisibility, perceptions and image: Mapping the career choice landscape . Research in Post-Compulsory Education , 4 ( 3 ) : 233 – 248 .
  • Griffiths , D.S. , Winstanley , D. and Gabriel , Y. 2005 . Learning shock: The trauma of return to formal learning . Management Learning , 36 ( 3 ) : 275 – 297 .
  • Grutter , J. 2003 . “ Using the MBTI Instrument for student career development ” . In Using the MBTI Instrument in colleges and universities , Edited by: Provost , J.A. and Anchors , S. 321 – 369 . Gainesville, FL : CAPT .
  • Hammer , A.L. 2000 . Introduction to type and careers , Oxford : CPP .
  • Hughes, P., N. Currant, J. Haigh, C. Higgison, and R. Whitfield. 2010. Situated personal development planning. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Special Edition: Researching and Evaluating Personal Development Planning and e-Portfolio Practice. http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe&page=issue&op=archive.
  • Lambert, R. 2010. Richard Lambert’s 11 Nov CIHE Lecture. http://www.cihe.co.uk/richard-lambert-addresses-cihe-event-on-the-future-of-business-university-collaboration/ (accessed August 26, 2011).
  • Lawrence , G. 1995 . People types and tiger stripes , 3rd ed. , Florida : CAPT .
  • Lawrence , G. and Martin , C. 2007 . Building people building programs , 3rd ed. , Gainesville, FL : CAPT .
  • Leathwood , C. 2006 . Gender equity and the discourse of the independent learner in higher education . Higher Education , 52 ( 4 ) : 611 – 633 .
  • Leitch, S. 2006. Prosperity for all in the global economy – World class skills (The Leitch Report). http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/6/4/leitch_finalreport051206.pdf.
  • Lowenthal , W. 1994 . Myers-Briggs Type inventory preferences of pharmacy students and practitioners . Evaluation and the Health Professions , 17 ( 1 ) : 22 – 42 .
  • Miller, K., C. Calder, A. Martin, M. McIntyre, I. Pottinger, and I. Smyth. 2008. Personal development planning in the first year. Mansfield: QAA. http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/documents/firstyear/PDPFinal_Report_2.pdf.
  • Newstead , S.E. and Hoskins , S. 2003 . “ Encouraging student motivation ” . In A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education , 2nd ed. , Edited by: Fry , H. , Ketteridge , S. and Marshall , S. 62 – 74 . London : Kogan Page .
  • Ottewill , R. and Wall , A. 2000 . Vocationalism and relevance in higher education: Issues concerning the delivery of contextual material to first year students on business and public sector courses . Journal of Vocational Education and Training , 52 ( 3 ) : 521 – 534 .
  • Penketh , C. and Goddard , G. 2008 . Students in transition: Mature women students moving from Foundation Degree to Honours level 6 . Research in Post-Compulsory Education , 13 ( 3 ) : 315 – 327 .
  • Pittenger , D.J. 1993 . Measuring the MBTI and coming up short . Journal of Career Planning and Employment , 54 ( 1 ) : 48 – 52 .
  • Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. 2009. Using key skills qualifications. http://www.qca.org.uk/14-19/11-16-schools/index_s5-3-using-key-skills.htm.
  • Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). 2000. Policy statement on progress files for higher education. http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/progressFiles/archive/policystatement/default.asp.
  • Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). 2009. Personal development planning: Guidance for institutional policy and practice in higher education. http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/progressfiles/guidelines/pdp/pdpguide.pdf.
  • Salter , D.W. , Evans , N.J. and Forney , D.S. 2006 . A longitudinal study of learning style preferences on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Learning Style Inventory . Journal of College Student Development , 47 ( 2 ) : 173 – 184 .
  • Salter , D.W. , Forney , D.S. and Evans , N.J. 2005 . Two approaches to examining the stability of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator scores . Measurement and Evaluation in Counselling and Development , 37 ( 4 ) : 208 – 219 .
  • Selwyn , N. , Gorard , S. and Furlong , J. 2006 . Adults’ use of computers and the internet for self-education . Studies in the Education of Adults , 38 ( 2 ) : 141 – 159 .
  • Smyth , E. and Hannan , C. 2007 . School processes and the transition to higher education . Oxford Review of Education , 33 ( 2 ) : 175 – 194 .
  • Strivens, J., and R. Ward. 2010. An overview of the development of personal development planning (PDP) and e-portfolio practice in UK Higher Education. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Special Edition: Researching and Evaluating Personal Development Planning and e-Portfolio Practice. http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe&page=issue&op=archive.
  • Sutton Trust. June 2010. Young people omnibus 2010 (Wave 16). Survey by Ipsos Mori. http://www.suttontrust.com/research/young-people-omnibus-2010-wave-16/.
  • Tett , L. 2004 . Mature working class students in an ‘elite’ university: Discourse of risk, choice and exclusion . Studies in the Education of Adults , 36 ( 2 ) : 252 – 264 .
  • Tomlinson , M. 2008 . “The degree is not enough”: Students’ perceptions of the role of higher education credentials for graduate work and employability . British Journal of the Sociology of Education , 29 ( 1 ) : 49 – 61 .
  • Warin , J. and Dempster , S. 2007 . The salience of gender during the transition to higher education: Male students’ accounts of performed and authentic identities . British Educational Research Journal , 33 ( 6 ) : 887 – 903 .
  • West , J. 2000 . Higher education and employment: Opportunities and limitations in the formation of skills in a mass higher education system . Journal of Education and Training , 52 ( 4 ) : 573 – 588 .
  • Wingate , U. 2006 . Doing away with “study skills” . Teaching in Higher Education , 11 ( 4 ) : 457 – 469 .
  • Yorke , M. 2005 . Formative assessment in higher education: Its significance for employability, and steps towards its enhancement . Tertiary Education and Management , 11 ( 3 ) : 219 – 238 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.