Empowering first-year social work students: improving student success and retention with a discipline-specific tutor to provide feedforward on assessments.
There is an increasing demand for university level qualifications to service the evolving social work workforce in Australia. With many students entering university from non-traditional pathways, it is important to provide support as students transition to higher education. Here, a discipline-specif...
| Published in: | Social Work Education Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 466 - 485 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2025
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