Jackson, C. (2003) Transitions into higher education : gendered implications for academic self-concept. Oxford Review of Education, 29 (3). pp. 331-346. ISSN 0305-4985
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This paper focuses on the impact of the transition into higher education upon facets of students' academic self-concept. Drawing upon data collected from undergraduate students at three universities in the north of England it considers the question: does moving from a relatively small pond (sixth form or college) where many students are likely to feel like fairly 'big fish', to a larger pond (university) where most students are likely to feel like much 'smaller fish', affect academic self-concepts? Results suggest that self-concept changes are gender-specific. Overall, female students displayed a significant decline in academic self-concepts in some domains over the transition into higher education, whilst the self-concept levels of the men did not change significantly. A number of possibilities are explored to explain the gendered nature of this finding.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Oxford Review of Education |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Educational Research |
| ID Code: | 13125 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 05 Sep 2008 16:44 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 15:05 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/13125 |
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