Many of those enrolling have been in work for some years and can find the demands of academic life quite onerous after such a gap. For everyone, studying a degree involves a step change in approach, and there is often little support available.
That's why we decided to focus on study skills as the subject of this autumn's collectible pull-out series, which starts this week (pages 15-18).
Professor Kay Sambell of Northumbria University, author of a new book, Studying Childhood and Early Childhood: a Guide for Students, is writing the three-part guide, which will be essential for all those beginning or considering enrolling on ECS degree courses. Her advice on areas such as becoming an active learner and tackling assignments will, of course, also be very useful for students at other levels.
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