ANU Press publication by two EFS fellows

2nd August 2016

Learning & Teaching, News in higher education, Publications

Two Educational Fellowship Scheme fellows are authors of a new ANU Press publication titled The Doubters’ Dilemma: Exploring student attrition and retention in university language and culture programs. You can access a PDF of the book here.

The Doubters’ Dilemma: Exploring student attrition and retention in

university language and culture programs

Mario Daniel Martín SFHEA (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, College of Arts & Social Sciences, ANU)

Louise Jansen (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, College of Arts & Social Sciences, ANU)

Elizabeth A. Beckmann PFHEA (Centre for Higher Education, Learning & Teaching, ANU)

Free download as e-book or pdf (print copy on demand, $43) from http://press.anu.edu.au/node/1931

This book explores the extent and causes of attrition and retention in university Language & Culture programs through a detailed analysis of an institutional case study at The Australian National University (ANU). The authors show how the empirical data supports a new hypothesis for the reasons for attrition, based on students’ relative belief or doubt in their capacity to complete their studies successfully. The inclusion of a new methodology for calculating student retention makes this book relevant to all higher education institutions, policy-makers and teaching academics.

If you have a education-focused manuscript you would like ANU Press to consider, please email elizabeth.beckmann@anu.edu.au

Other ANU Press publications in higher education with an EFS fellows as author

Estavillo, G., Mathesius, U., Djordjevic, M., & Nicotra, A. 2015. The Plant Detective’s Manual: A research-led approach for teaching plant science. http://press.anu.edu.au?p=291511

About

The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.