The first-year experience of higher education in the UK: phase 1 report - summary

This is an EvidenceNet summary of 'The first-year experience of higher education in the UK: phase 1 report' Mantz Yorke and Bernard Longden February 2007.

Findings from phase 1 of the project suggest that two strong influences from withdrawal from university are worry over finances and the quality of prior information about the HEI and the degree programme whilst making friends and aspects of teaching were the most dominant aspects of a positive student experience.