Higher Education Transitions

Review 1

• The proposed book is very relevant and timely. Transitions to higher education and further from education to work have proved to be critical phases in individuals’ educational and career paths. Recent fast changes in society and the world of work have made them even more critical than before
• Transitions form a challenge to the education systems and pedagogical practices, and practitioners and policy makers need research based knowledge to support students and graduates in and through these transitions.
• The scientific merit of this book lies in its strong empirical nature

Review 2

• This book is highly relevant to the domain of learning and instruction. It is particularly timely given current high levels of youth unemployment and high participation levels in higher education, making successful transitions paramount. The relevance of the proposal is greatly enhanced by the bredth of coverage, other texts focusing on transtions are often narrow in scope.
• This proposal has high scientific merit. It draws effectively on a good range of relevant theoretical perspectives and it’s particularly valuable that the proposal covers both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and includes longitudinal studies.
• The emphasis on a wide range of different student transitions is original and valuable. The chapters include a rich array of original approaches to considering student transitions.
• The book proposal shows considerable bredth. It is particularly pleasing to see that transitions into, within and out of higher education are considered. Too many texts in this area have focused only on transitions into higher education.
• I would expect that this book would be very influential in the field. I would certainly recommend it to my colleagues who have an interest in transtions. The authorship of the book includes many highly respected leaders in research into higher education.
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