Supporting students as both consumers and learners: Striking a balance is a perennial challenge for student Support services in universities - are we getting any better at it?

Padro, Fernando, Kek, Megan Y.C.A., & (2020) Supporting students as both consumers and learners: Striking a balance is a perennial challenge for student Support services in universities - are we getting any better at it? Campus Morning Mail, 19 July 2020. [Article]

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In the context of widening participation and an increasingly competitive higher education (HE) sector with reduced public funding, it has become common to approach potential students as ‘customers’ as a way to improve performance quality. Transaction as a form of two-way (beneficial) engagement has given way to transaction as an exchange for a service...

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Item Type: Contribution to Newspaper, Magazine or Website (Article)
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Huijser, Henkorcid.org/0000-0001-9699-4940
Keywords: Student support services, students as consumers, students as learners
Pure ID: 65893848
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