Direct entrants in transition: becoming independent learners
Journal Article
Christie, H., Barron, P., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2013)
Direct entrants in transition: becoming independent learners. Studies in Higher Education, 38, 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.588326
This article investigates the dynamic transitions that college leavers make to university. It draws on qualitative research with a group of students who took direct entry to t...
A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students
Journal Article
Barron, P., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2009)
A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students. Active learning in higher education, 10(1), 7-25. doi:10.1177/1469787408100190
While the most common type of student entering higher education falls within the 17—19-year-old age group, universities in the UK are keen to accept other categories of studen...
Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry
Journal Article
Barron, P. (2008)
Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 20(7), 730-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110810897583
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore one of the biggest issues and challenges now faced by hospitality education and the hospitality industry: that of how to attract ...