Other Public Sector Research Funding

Project Title: The First Year Experience in Australian Universities: Findings from a Decade of National Studies

Chief Investigator(s): Kerri-Lee Krause, Robyn Hartley, Richard James and Craig McInnis

Funded by: Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)

Project Summary: The purpose of the project was to extend the outcomes of the national studies of the first year student experience conducted by Centre for Studies in Higher Education (CHSE), University of Melbourne, in 1994 and 1999. This report provides information for the first time on the changes over a ten year period in the attitudes and experiences of first year students in Australian universities. The national survey of first year students on which the report is based is the third in a series conducted at five year intervals: 1994, 1999 and 2004. The 2004 study provides a snapshot of the students who commenced higher education this year and allows valuable comparison with the findings of the earlier studies.

The final report is available from the DEST website or through the Centre for the Study of Higher Education. Click here.