184 pages
244 x 170mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 385 2
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 385 5
May 2006

Mass higher education and resource constraints have put pressures on the traditional models of academic support just when increased student numbers and greater diversity has made the need for one-to-one and small group learning more urgent.

This book examines the pressures on traditional models of personal tutoring and sets this against the benefits of greater interaction and engagement to support students. The contributors offer alternative ways of conceptualising personal tutoring and describe effective new ways of implementing appropriate support systems at strategic and practical levels, and discuss the implications for training, development and support needs of university staff.

The book is essential reading for all managers and tutors in higher education.

Dr Liz Thomas is senior advisor for widening participation at the Higher Education Academy.

Dr Paula Hixenbaugh is chartered counselling psychologist and senior tutor at the University of Westminster.