Partnership and preparation: a new model of transition from college to university
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., & Fotheringham, J. (2016)
Partnership and preparation: a new model of transition from college to university. In Equality and diversity in learning and teaching in higher education : Papers from Equality Challenge Unit and Higher Education Academy joint conferences. , (102-112
Widening participation in higher education continues to be a key focus for Scottish government and the 2013 Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act places obligations upon Universiti...
'I hope we can handle it': A study examining student ability beliefs and motivations before transition
Journal Article
Meharg, D., Craighill, S., Varey, A., & Tizard, J. (2016)
'I hope we can handle it': A study examining student ability beliefs and motivations before transition. Education in the North, 23(2), 128-140
This paper employs the ‘Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Motivation’ (Wigfield and Eccles, 2000) to identify performance barriers and facilitators for further education s...
'A journey that motivates': Discovering the associate student experience
Thesis
Meharg, D. 'A journey that motivates': Discovering the associate student experience. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2951063
Higher education has seen huge growth in the past two decades with degree study becoming an anticipated next step after high school. But access to higher education is still ri...
Widening access through transition from college to university
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., & Tizard, J. (2015)
Widening access through transition from college to university. In Social Dimension in European Higher Education
Widening access through transition from College to University In Scotland, one strategy for increasing participation at university for people from deprived socio-economic area...
A journey that motivates: Exploring the Associate Students Transition Framework
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., Varey, A., & Cairncross, S. (2021)
A journey that motivates: Exploring the Associate Students Transition Framework. In 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637158
This research to practice full paper presents empirical work exploring the transition experiences of transfer students into computing degrees in Scotland. Students on this jou...
Student voice and peer support during transition
Presentation / Conference
Meharg, D., Tizard, J., & Varey, A. (2015, June)
Student voice and peer support during transition. Paper presented at QAA Enhancement Themes, Glasgow
Despite increased investment in transition between further education and higher education during the last 10 years, direct entrants remain less likely to take an active part i...
The shifting goalposts of Digital Technology Skills in Scotland
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., & Tungli, T. (2023)
The shifting goalposts of Digital Technology Skills in Scotland. In SRHE International Conference 2023
Digital technologies and skills are critical to economic growth and embedded in everyday life 1. This paper presents a work-in-progress study that examines the effect of educa...
Identifying factors influencing study skills engagement and participation for online learners in higher education during Covid-19
Journal Article
Fabian, K., Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., & Meharg, D. (2022)
Identifying factors influencing study skills engagement and participation for online learners in higher education during Covid-19. British Journal of Educational Technology, 53(6), 1915-1936. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13221
The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted education across the world as campuses closed to restrict the spread of the virus. UK universities swiftly migrated to online delivery. The exp...
An Enhanced Route from FE to HE Graduation?
Journal Article
Meharg, D., Taylor-Smith, E., Varey, A., Mooney, C., & Dallas, S. (2017)
An Enhanced Route from FE to HE Graduation?. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 5(2), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v5i2.269
This study explores student transitions from further (FE) to higher (HE) education through the Associate Student Project (ASP) and examines the effectiveness of this enhanced ...
"So far back, I'm anonymous": Exploring Student Identity using Photovoice
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., Cairncross, S., & Varey, A. (2019)
"So far back, I'm anonymous": Exploring Student Identity using Photovoice. In 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2018.8658441
This Research Full paper presents empirical work focused on the transition experiences of transfer students into computing degrees in Scotland and seeks to understand the comp...