Occupation: Student? Beliefs vs practice in first-year learners’ concept of university study

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Deirdre Casey, Marian Hurley

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Munster Technological University

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Teaching & Learning

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Student Success, Teaching and Learning Practice

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Conference presentation outlining findings regarding trends in first-year student engagement.

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Casey, D., & Hurley, M. (27/01/2026). Occupation: student? beliefs vs practice in first-year learners’ concept of university study. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/occupation-student-beliefs-vs-practice-in-first-year-learners-concept-of-university-study/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND).

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