Higher Education Research & Development, Volume 31, Issue 4 (2012)

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‘Tough love and tears’: learning doctoral writing in the sciences
Claire Aitchison, Janice Catterall, Pauline Ross & Shelley Burgin
Pages: 435-447
Published online: 19 Jan 2012
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Evoked prior experiences in first-year university student learning
Paul Ashwin & Keith Trigwell
Pages: 449-463
Published online: 11 Apr 2012
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The ‘truth’ of academic development: how did it get to be about ‘teaching and learning’?
Mark Barrow & Barbara Grant
Pages: 465-477
Published online: 28 Sep 2011
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Research paradigm choices made by postgraduate students with Pacific education research interests in New Zealand
Greg Burnett
Pages: 479-492
Published online: 07 Oct 2011
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Major influences on the teaching and assessment of graduate attributes
Barbara de la Harpe & Christina David
Pages: 493-510
Published online: 05 Dec 2011
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‘Untold’ doctoral stories: can we move beyond cultural narratives of neglect?
Lynn McAlpine, Julia Paulson, Allison Gonsalves & Marian Jazvac-Martek
Pages: 511-523
Published online: 23 Feb 2012
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Successful development of generic capabilities in an undergraduate medical education program
H. Patrick McNeil, Helen A. Scicluna, Patrick Boyle, Michael C. Grimm, Kathryn A. Gibson & Philip D. Jones
Pages: 525-539
Published online: 14 Sep 2011
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Evidence of English language proficiency and academic achievement of non-English-speaking background students
Rhonda Oliver, Samantha Vanderford & Ellen Grote
Pages: 541-555
Published online: 20 Apr 2012
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Developing research capacity among graduate students in an interdisciplinary environment
Maureen M. Ryan, Rachel S. Yeung, Michelle Bass, Meg Kapil, Suzanne Slater & Kate Creedon
Pages: 557-569
Published online: 20 Apr 2012
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‘It's the end of the university as we know it (and I feel fine)’: the Generation Y student in higher education discourse
Jason Sternberg
Pages: 571-583
Published online: 19 Jan 2012
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Learner contribution to English language learning: Chinese research students' agency and their transitional experiences in Australia
Jianwei Xu
Pages: 585-597
Published online: 20 Apr 2012
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Student-life stress in Education and Health Service majors
Victoria Zascavage, Kathleen G. Winterman, Max Buot, Jennifer R. Wies & Natalie Lyzinski
Pages: 599-610
Published online: 20 Apr 2012
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Points for debate

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Should higher education curriculum develop political acumen among students?
Tracy Fortune
Pages: 611-613
Published online: 24 Jul 2012
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Book reviews

Book Review
How to write a thesis
Susan Carter
Pages: 615-617
Published online: 06 Feb 2012
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Improving what is learned at university: an exploration of the social and organisational diversity of university education
Wendy Crebbin
Pages: 617-619
Published online: 30 Mar 2012
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