Impact of student support services and academic development programmes on student outcomes in undergraduate tertiary study: a synthesis of the research

vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Project Outline 1 1.2 Student Learning Outcomes Research before 1990 2 1.2.1 Early empirical studies 2 1.2.2 How college affects students 3 1.2.3 The story continues post 1990 6 1.3 Methodology 6 1.3.1 Best evidence synthesis 6 1.3.2 Adapting best evidence synthesis 6 1.3.3 Challenges 7 1.4 Research Team 9 1.5 Report 10 PART TWO: ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING 11 2.

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