Ethnicity and engagement in first-year New Zealand law programmes

Taylor, Lynne; Brogt, Erik; Cheer, U.; Baird, Natalie; Caldwell, John; Wilson, Debra

doi:10.1080/07294360.2016.1263935

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“…Attending classes and having the opportunity to interact with the lecturer at higher levels might be a way of ensuring that the more complex expectations of advanced courses will be met. According to Taylor et al (2017), higher institutions should focus on organising engagement activities particularly among the first year students to encourage the establishment of good attendance habits at the outset of their studies.…”

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Evaluation of factors affecting students' performance in tertiary education

Tani

Dalzell

Ehambaranathan

et al. 2019

JPR

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The aim of this study is to evaluate factors contributing to poor academic performance of students in higher education. Data was collected in 2017 from 216 students enrolled in different programmes at a higher education provider in New Zealand. The effect of factors relating to family obligations, work and social commitments, and financial concerns were analysed. Results showed significant relationship between academic performance of students and their attendance. Other significant findings included the relationship between attendance and the level of study; work shift; ethnicity; whether participants had any dependents; and how studies were funded. Implications and limitations of this study are presented.

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Evaluation of factors affecting students' performance in tertiary education

Tani

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Ehambaranathan

et al. 2019

JPR

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“…New Zealand universities are culturally and ethnically diverse [41], and data suggest that this age-group possesses some of the highest rates of mental-health issues and suicide rates in the Western world [34]. Kõlves and De Leo [22] reported both males and females 15-19 years of age in New Zealand to be amongst the top five countries in the world for suicide rates.…”

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Body Mass Changes and Markers of Fitness, Health, and Well-Being over the First Semester of University in New Zealand Students

Driller

Rogers

Hébert‐Losier

et al. 2020

J. of SCI. IN SPORT AND EXERCISE

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Purpose The current study aimed to assess the changes in physical and perceptual markers of health, fitness, and well-being over the first semester of university study in a New Zealand context. Methods In a pre-post longitudinal design, 90 first-year university students (39 females, 51 males, mean ± SD age: 18 ± 2 years) studying in the field of health, sport and human performance underwent tests of body mass, height, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, predicted VO 2max , flexibility, countermovement jump height, handgrip strength, isometric mid-thigh pull strength, and well-being pre and post the first semester of university study (12 weeks). Results When evaluating the entire group, there was a significant increase in body mass (0.66 kg, P = 0.004) and BMI (0.2 kg/m 2 , P = 0.005) and decrease in the "engagement" construct of the well-being questionnaire (− 0.2, P = 0.03) over the first semester of university. In total, 73% of students living on-campus reported a decline in sleep and nutrition habits since starting university, in comparison to ~ 35%-40% of students living off-campus (P ≤ 0.03). Conclusion Similar to results seen in other countries, and despite the field of study, the first semester of university in New Zealand is likely to be associated with increases in body mass and BMI; however, changes in physical fitness and overall well-being measures were less obvious in the current study.

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