I don't get a copy of the THE and rely on others occasionally mentioning stuff. The other day someone mentioned a league table that was worth looking at so I've now subscribed online and will try and look for myself from time to time. In searching for the article I came across a very recent piece about the university of bradford and some of the techy stuff that is supporting student experience. It brought a "tear to my eye". There was also some interesting follow up in the comments stuff which I only just read. Our Dean of Students says:
Becka Currant 15 January, 2010
In response to Muir, Thanks for the interest the article. Just to clarify, the empirical data I quoted was from the extensive internal research we have conducted into the student experience at Bradford. It did not relate to the very small sample of responses to the THE survey. We have conducted research into the student experience for the last four years, obtaining an average response rate of between 12-19% to our online surveys into the first year experience (a total of over 5000 students have responded in that time). In addition to online surveys, we have also taken a qualitative approach, using a phenomenological methodology, to asking students about their experiences. This currently involves a video diary project called U-SED where students are video blogging their experiences. Our results have triangulated with national and international work on transition e.g. Longden and Yorke, Harvey and Drew, Tinto and so on. Our most recent externally funded project (Higher Education Retention and Engagement; funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and HEFCE) which is a joint project with Nottingham Trent, Bournemouth and Bradford has demonstrated that developing friendships and support from tutors plays a crucial role in helping students settle in at University.
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