Seeking support: Researching first-year students' experiences of coping with academic life

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 665-678

  Morosanu, Laura ^a   Handley, Karen ^a   O'Donovan, Berry ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formal and informal support; Social networks; Student experience; Transition to academia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149434903     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2010.487200     Document Type: Article

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