Improving commuter students’ experiences of assessment, degree outcomes and labour market prospects

What can be done to improve commuter students’ experiences of assessment, degree outcomes and labour market prospects at the University of Edinburgh

School: Moray House School of Education and Sport with Institute for Academic Development, Centre for Open Learning and the Widening Participation Office

Team: Professor Sheila Riddell, Dr Hazel Christie, Professor Lyn Tett, Rachael King, and Kirstin Henry 

Abstract

 This project aims to: 

  • Explore commuter students’ experiences of assessment; 
  • Analyse the progression rates and degree outcomes of commuter students relative to non- commuters, controlling for relevant variables (such as WP status, SIMD, ethnicity, age, sex and disability) using university administrative data; 
  • Analyse commuter students’ employment outcomes compared with non-commuting students, using Graduate Outcomes Survey data; 
  • Understand the reasons behind material differences in the degree and labour market outcomes of commuter students, using survey and interview data. 
  • Inform university policy and practice with regard to addressing inequalities in degree and labour market outcomes between commuters/non-commuters and WP/non-WP undergraduates more widely.