Students' transition into higher education from an international perspective

• Published in: Higher education Vol. 73; no. 3; pp. 357 - 369
• Main Authors: Coertjens, Liesje, u.a
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.03.2017; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Akademiker; Bedarf; College students; Education; Higher Education; International; Internationalität; Methods; Mixed methods research; Qualitative research; Quantitative analysis; R&D; Research & development; Research methodology; Secondary education; Student adjustment; Studentenschaft; Students; Studienverhalten; Surveys; Belgium; Germany; Transition; Higher education; Secondary education; International

In introducing the special issue on students' transition into higher education, we emphasise the importance of expanding our understanding of students' enculturation in higher education. Next to this, the editorial presents a working definition on transition and takes stock of the existing...