The 19th APSSA International Conference provides the platform for all participants to delve deeper into the following areas in student affairs work:
The 19th APSSA International Conference will be centred around the following themes and subthemes.
Theme: Transiting into and Navigating through University towards Student Success
Subthemes:
1. Designing support to facilitate seamless transition- First Year Experience
Keywords: transition theory, factors for successful transition, new environment, managing change, situation of change, adjustments, adoption, integration, first year curriculum, academic transition, students' roles and requirements, transition support services and programmes
2. Planning, policies, practice and programmes to optimise holistic student development from entry to graduation
Keywords: formal curricular integration, holistic education, experiential learning, teaching and learning approaches in holistic education, comprehensive development, curricular activities beyond the classroom, developing passion
3. Monitoring/evaluating the level of effective transition and successful learning at University
Keywords: integration indicators, learning outcomes beyond the classroom, measuring informal learning, coherence in formal-informal learning initiatives, identity development indicators, indicators of holistic development