Enhancing success at university: Understanding our students through their learning careers

Enhancing success at university: Understanding our students through their learning careers

This article discusses a study that started from the premise that we can better support our students when we know who they are. The study used narrative analysis to explore reasons for success for undergraduate business students in a New Zealand university. Drawing on the work of Bourdieu and the co...

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Published in:Student success 2022-03, Vol.13 (1), p.21-31
Main Authors: Reid, Felicity, Davidson, Janis
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Academic achievement
bourdieu
Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002)
Business Administration Education
Careers
College students
Foreign Countries
Habitus (Sociology)
Higher education
Learning
learning careers
Learning Experience
Parent Participation
Prior Learning
Social support
Social Support Groups
Student Characteristics
Student engagement
student success
Study and teaching
Success
Undergraduate Students
Universities and colleges
University students
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Summary:This article discusses a study that started from the premise that we can better support our students when we know who they are. The study used narrative analysis to explore reasons for success for undergraduate business students in a New Zealand university. Drawing on the work of Bourdieu and the concept of learning careers (Bloomer and Hodkinson, 2000) the study gained insights into the students' educational journeys, the development of an educated habitus (Nash, 2002) and the importance of the development of social, academic and emotional capital on the journey towards success. The study reinforced findings about the non-linear paths to and through university of some students, and the importance of parental emotional support in student success. It demonstrated the usefulness of the concept of learning careers to better understand who our students are, and consequently how to better support them to succeed.
ISSN:2205-0795
2205-0795