Tuesday 15^th September 2015
11.30 – 13.00

1.09

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Student Resilience
Chair: Bamford, Jan – London Metropolitan University

0131 – Academic transitions into higher education and negotiating change in teaching and learning in 2013
Hordosy, Rita – The University of Sheffield; Clark, Thomas – The University of Sheffield; Vickers, Daniel – The University of Sheffield

0301 – Building Confidence during Transition from College to University
Meharg, Debbie – Edinburgh Napier University; Tizard, Jenny – Edinburgh Napier University; Varey, Alison – Edinburgh Napier University; Cairncross, Sandra – Edinburgh Napier University

0455 – Resilience in higher education: the art of frontier crossing?
Bamford, Jan – London Metropolitan University; Djebbour, Yaz – London Metropolitan University; Pollard, Lucie – Greenwich University

Tuesday 15^th September 2015
11.30 – 13.00

1.10

Higher Education
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Waller, Richard – University of West Endgland
Discussant: James, David – Cardiff University

0597 – Gender, class and graduate transitions: Findings from the Paired Peers project
Waller, Richard – University of the West of England; Bradley, Harriet – University of the West of England; Ward, Mike RM – University of the West of England; Bentley, Laura – University of the West of England; Abrahams, Jessica – Cardiff University; Ingram, Nicola – University of Bath; Bathmaker, Ann-Marie – University of Birmingham; Hoare, Tony – University of Bristol; James, David – Cardiff University

Tuesday 15^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

2.09

Higher Education
Session Type: Symposia

Chair: Hordosy, Rita – The University of Sheffield;
Discussant: Parry, Gareth – The University of Sheffield

0129 – Viewing student finance and widening participation through the lens of institutional stakeholders: the case of the University of Sheffield
Hordosy, Rita – The University of Sheffield; Crockford, Julian – The University of Sheffield; McKeown, Catherine M – The University of Sheffield; Simms, Kimberley – The University of Sheffield; Parry, Gareth – The University of Sheffield

Tuesday 15^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

2.10

Student Engagement
Chair: McCaig, Colin – Sheffield Hallam University

0132 – Student engagement at Chinese and UK universities
Zhang, Zhe – The University of Manchester; McNamara, Olwen – The University of Manchester

0176 – Enhancing the Inventory of Learning Styles for Application in a Cross-Cultural Context: A Singapore Study
Tan, Aaron – Singapore Institute of Management Global Education

0169 – Universalising Provision – Obscuring the Invisibles – Par[i]t[y]-time learners in Higher Education
Brady, Kay – University of Hull; Hughes, Gill – University of Hull

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.09

Higher Education
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Minty, Sarah – University of Edinburgh
Discussant: Lingard, Bob – University of Queensland

0403 – Higher Education in Scotland and the UK: Diverging or Converging Systems?
Riddell, Sheila – University of Edinburgh; Blackburn, Lucy Hunter – Freelance Consultant; Minty, Sarah – University of Edinburgh; Whittaker, Susan – University of Edinburgh

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.10

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Recruitment: whose choice?
Chair: Bamford, Jan – London Metropolitan University

0109 – Students’ choices of institution and subject in Higher Education
Gill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment; Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen – Cambridge Assessment; Zanini, Nadir – Cambridge Assessment

0038 – Promoting the Take-Up of Masters Courses: Evidence from the Fast Forward Programme
Hawkes, Denise – UCL Institute of Education; Cagliesi, Gabriella – University of Greenwich; Igwe, Emmanuel – University of Greenwich; Sibson, Jonathan – University of Greenwich

0464 – Joint transnational Masters programmes: the future for a Europe of Knowledge?
Bamford, Jan – London Metropolitan University

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.11

Higher Education
Session Type: Symposia

0168 – ‘Diversity’ in Higher Education and inclusive learning futures
Gibson, Suanne – Plymouth University; Black, Alison – Plymouth University; Baskerville, Delia – Victoria University; Berry, Ann – Plymouth State University; Norris, Kathleen – Plymouth State University; Symeonidou, Simoni – University of Cyprus; Clarke, Margaret – California State University

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
13.30 – 15.00

4.11

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Doctoral Students
Chair: James, David – Cardiff University

0375 – The doctoral viva voce experience: twenty candidates’ views
Davis, Geraldine – Anglia Ruskin University; Engward, Hilary – Anglia Ruskin University

0460 – Developing Deeper Understandings about how EdD students understand assessment
Bryan, Hazel – Canterbury Christ Church University; Carpenter, Chris – Canterbury Christ Church University

0476 – Collaboration and Criticality in Social Science Doctoral Education
James, David – Cardiff University

0300 – Exploring the shifting identities of HE lecturers who are completing doctoral awards
Dann, Ruth – Manchester Metropolitan University; Woodfine, Corinne – Manchester Metropolitan University; Basford, Jo – Manchester Metropolitan University; Grindon, Charlotte – Manchester Metropolitan University; Scanlon, Julie Smith, Kim – Manchester Metropolitan University; Wright, Phil – Manchester Metropolitan University; O’Sullivan, Rachel – Manchester Metropolitan University

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
13.30 – 15.00

4.12

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Problematic Student Experiences
Chair: Waller, Richard – University of the West of England

0486 – What works and who knows: contemporary practices and concepts of success in widening participation
Waller, Richard – University of the West of England; Harrison, Neil – University of the West of England

0527 – Multilingual Learners at University: Developing Academic Language Competences
Perumal, Ratha – University of East London

*0292 – Mind the postgraduate gap; investigating and bridging the gap between student expectation and experience in transition to part-time postgraduate study
Inglis, Sharon – Staffordshire University

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

5.12

Higher Education
Session Type: Symposia

0497 – Prospects for equity and differentiation in marketised Higher Education systems
Hughes, Jonathan – Open University; McCaig, Colin – Sheffield Hallam University; Bowl, Marion – University of Birmingham; Bathmaker, Ann-Marie – University of Birmingham

Thursday 17^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

6.10

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

QA and Customers
Chair: Frankham, Jo – Liverpool John Moores University

0073 – Impact of the Quality Assurance System on Higher Education in Taiwan
Hsu, Yu-Ping – UCL Institute of Education

0544 – The student as ‘consumer’: How student satisfaction data is changing the face of professionalism in English Higher Education
Frankham, Jo – Liverpool John Moores University

Thursday 17^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

6.11

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Students Adjusting to Higher Education
Chair: Hayes, Aneta – University of Keele

*0088 – What factors influence the success of mature learners?
Farrelly, Penny – Bucks New Uni

*0082 – The Expectation-Experience Gap Of Higher Education Tourists
Toogood, Aaron – De Montfort University

0064 – ‘Turning Points’: Exploring how International Students adjust to assessment in higher education
Tan, Eloise – National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Hayes, Aneta – University of Keele

Thursday 17^th September 2015
14.30 – 16.00

8.06

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Workplace Learning
Chair: Simon, Catherine – Bath Spa University

0068 – ‘ But I don’t want to be a teacher’: Workbased Learning in Education Studies
Simon, Catherine – Bath Spa University

0208 – Employability in Education Studies: Developing a critical and educational approach?
McDonnell, Jane – Liverpool John Moores University

Thursday 17^th September 2015
14.30 – 16.00

8.07

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

A Degree and What Else?
Chair: MacCallum, Judith -Murdoch University

0037 – Free access to the concert hall of an acclaimed orchestra: A Vice-Chancellor’s vision and the student experience
Peiser, Gillian – Liverpool John Moores University; Stanley, Grant – Liverpool John Moores University

*0322 – Identifying citizenship themes in literary texts
Syed, Ghazal – University of York, University of Sindh

0471 – Volunteering to learn in Australian universities
MacCallum, Judith – Murdoch University; Scott, Rowena – Curtin University; Paull, Megan – Murdoch University; Haski-Leventhal, Debbie – Macquarie University; Holmes, Kirsten – Curtin University; Young, Sue – University of Western Australia; Omari, Maryam – Edith Cowan University; Walker, Gabrielle – Murdoch University