Overview
- Fills an important gap in the literature since it is the first known book of its kind in the world
- Examines local responses to a fast-growing global trend
- Presents practitioner-based research leading to best practice in pedagogy
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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University Pathway Programs: A Response to Global, National and Local Needs in Students’ Transition to Higher Education
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The Role of University Pathway Programs in Addressing Issues Related to Access, Equity, Inclusion and Participation in Higher Education
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Transitions from the Vocational to the Higher Education Sector
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Issues of Curriculum and Pedagogy in University Pathway Programs
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Internationalisation and Privatisation of University Pathway Programs
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Keywords
- enabling programs
- vocational and academic pathways
- direct entry programs
- sub-bachelor programs
- academic literacies
- international students' needs
- internationalization of pathways education
- curriculum design and innovation
- equity in higher education
- international foundation program
- English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
- cross curricular collaboration
- transition and progression pathways
- learning and instruction
About this book
The volume showcases thirteen university pathway programs offered in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Qatar, and the United Kingdom. These examples provide valuable insights that will help guide future practice in the field as the programs described effectively foster and support the development of students’ academic literacies, study skills and awareness of the socio-cultural norms that are necessary to participate successfully in higher education settings. In reporting the strategies to overcome challenges in the areas of curriculum development and implementation, of equity, inclusion and participation, of cross-sector collaboration and of student welfare, the volume promotes reflection on these issues and, therefore, better equips those education practitioners embarking on the university pathway program journey.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Cintia Agosti is currently an academic language and learning adviser for students enrolled in Masters by research within the International Studies Department at Macquarie University. Cintia has been associated with Macquarie University for over two decades as a unit convenor, lecturer and tutor for several departments. She was in charge of an academic literacies course offered to international students at the Macquarie University Graduate School of Management and of three discipline-specific academic communication units delivered at the Macquarie University International College. She convened Language for Specific Purposes in the Linguistics Department and taught Spanish and Cross-cultural Communication within the International Studies Department. Beyond Macquarie University, she was a consultant for Griffith University helping set up the Griffith University English Language Institute’s direct entry programs. She was also commissioned by English Australia and ATESOL to run professional development sessions for teachers of English for Academic Purposes. She is a published author in the fields of academic literacies, assessment, curriculum and teacher development as well as in Latin American history, film and sociology. Cintia has also presented widely at conferences in countries as varied as Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Portugal and Spain.
Dr Eva Bernat is the national Academic Director of the Australian School of Applied Management, Women and Leadership Australia, and the National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative. Previously, she spent 15 years in various academic roles at Macquarie University, University of New South Wales, and The University of Notre Dame Australia where she was instrumental in developing and coordinating the university’s popular alternative entry programs. Dr Bernat has published over two dozen peer reviewed papers and has been an invited keynote speaker in Australia, Poland, Turkey, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: University Pathway Programs: Local Responses within a Growing Global Trend
Editors: Cintia Inés Agosti, Eva Bernat
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72505-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72504-8Published: 25 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10215-9Published: 27 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72505-5Published: 14 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 285
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations
Topics: Higher Education, Study and Learning Skills, Learning & Instruction, International and Comparative Education, Educational Policy and Politics