Article

van der Sluis, Hendrik and May, Steve (2015) Tag to track? Analytics to measure the impact of educational policies. Brookes e-Journal of Learning and Teaching, 7(2), ISSN (online) 1744-7747

van der Sluis, Hendrik, May, Steve, Locke, Lorraine and Hill, Michael (2013) Flexible academic support to enhance student retention and success. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 15(2), pp. 79-95. ISSN (print) 1466-6529

Woodfield, Steve, May, Steve and van der Sluis, Hendrik (2013) Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) progression agreements: An effective and sustainable approach for promoting the social mobility of vocational students? Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 15(2), pp. 6-20. ISSN (print) 1466-6529

Noakes, Hayley J, May, Steve, van der Sluis, Hendrik and Gay, Jane (2013) Speaking the same language: The influence of mentor-protégé demographics and perceived similarities on student engagement in a peer learning programme. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 15(2), pp. 56-78. ISSN (print) 1466-6529

Stuart, Mary, Lido, Catherine, Morgan, Jessica, Solomon, Lucy and May, Steve (2011) The impact of engagement with extracurricular activities on the student experience and graduate outcomes for widening participation populations. Active Learning in Higher Education, 12(3), pp. 203-215. ISSN (print) 1469-7874

Woods, Jenni, May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2009) The impact of compact: one university's experience. Face To Face(32), pp. 5-11. ISSN (print) 1758-2504

Heaton-Shrestha, Celayne, May, Steve and Burke, Linda (2009) Student retention in higher education: what role for virtual learning environments? Journal of Further and Higher Education, 33(1), pp. 83-92. ISSN (print) 0309-877x

Heaton Shrestha, Celayne, May, Steve, Edirisingha, Palitha, Linsey, Tim and Burke, Linda (2009) From face-to-face to e-mentoring: does the "e" add any value for mentors? International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(2), pp. 116-124. ISSN (online) 1812-9129

Hodgson, David, May, Steve and Marks-Maran, Diane (2008) Promoting the development of a supportive learning environment through action research from the 'middle out'. Educational Action Research, 16(4), pp. 531-544. ISSN (print) 0965-0792

May, Steve, Gay, Jane, Atkins, Nigel and Marks-Maran, Diane (2008) Preparing potential teachers for the transition from employment to teacher training: an evaluative case study of a Maths Enhancement Course. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 60(2), pp. 149-158. ISSN (print) 1363-6820

Longfellow, Erica, May, Steve, Burke, Linda and Marks-Maran, Diane (2008) 'They had a way of helping that actually helped': a case study of a peer-assisted learning scheme. Teaching in Higher Education, 13(1), pp. 93-105. ISSN (print) 1356-2517

Atkins, Nigel, May, Steve, Marks-Maran, Diane and Gay, Jane (2008) A civic university's approach to the 'mathematics problem' in society. Journal of Access Policy and Practice, 6(1), pp. 21-34. ISSN (print) 1740-1348

Greenwood, Nan, May, Steve, Lissouba, Pascale and Bithell, Christine (2007) Widening participation: accessing careers in the allied health professions. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 14(11), pp. 494-501. ISSN (print) 1741-1645

Smith, Judy, May, Steve and Burke, Linda (2007) Peer assisted learning: a case study into the value to student mentors and mentees. Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2(2), pp. 80-109. ISSN (print) 1750-8428

May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2007) Using institutional data to monitor higher education student recruitment. Journal of Access Policy and Practice, 5(1), pp. 57-74. ISSN (print) 1740-1348

Bidgood, Penelope, Saebi, Nasrollah and May, Steve (2006) Influences on student withdrawal from further education: a case study. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 58(2), pp. 223-236. ISSN (print) 1363-6820

May, Steve, Bidgood, Penelope and Saebi, Nasrollah (2006) Are they thinking what we're thinking? College staff and student perceptions of the impact of ethnicity and gender on completion and achievement at a college of further education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 30(3), pp. 243-254. ISSN (print) 0309-877X

Atkins, Nigel, May, Steve and Marks-Maran, Di (2005) Widening participation in subjects requiring data handling skills: the MathsAid project. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 29(4), pp. 353-365. ISSN (print) 0309-877x

May, Steve and Bousted, Mary (2004) Investigation of student retention through an analysis of the first-year experience of students at Kingston University. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 6(2), pp. 42-48. ISSN (print) 1466-6529

May, Steve and Bousted, Mary (2003) Shall I stay or shall I go? Students who leave Kingston University in semester one. Educational Developments, 4(2), pp. 19-21. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Hall, Julie, May, Steve and Shaw, John (2001) Widening participation: what causes students to succeed or fail? "I did all the assignments but I didn't hand them in because they were rubbish". Educational Developments, 2(1), pp. 5-7. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Book Section

Allibone, Lorraine, May, Steve and van der Sluis, Hendrik (2013) The impact of Academic Skills Centres on retention, progression and attainment and improving student confidence. In: Clark, Robin , Andrews, Jane , Thomas, Liz and Aggarwal, Rebecca, (eds.) Compendium of effective practice in higher education: Volume 2. Birmingham, U.K. : Aston University. pp. 95-98. 2 ISBN 9781854494474

May, Steve (2010) Access and retention at Kingston University, London, UK. In: UNSPECIFIED, (ed.) Access to success: fostering trust and exchange between Europe and Africa: project compendium. Brussels, Belgium : European University Association asbl. pp. 45-51. ISBN 9789078997238

May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2007) Development and use of Faculty Profile data sets as a tool to support embedding institutional strategic objectives relating to fair access and progression of students at one Higher Education Institution. In: Abramson, Mike , Acland, Tony , Hill, Mike , Hudson, Tony , Jones, Peter , Kop, Rita , Lines, Anne , Saunders, Danny , Storan, John and Trotman, Colin, (eds.) Transformation, Progression and Hope: whatever happened to lifelong learning? London, UK : Forum for Access and Continuing Education. pp. 255-265.

Conference or Workshop Item

Lipsedge, Karen, May, Steve, Ayoub, Mata and Rogers, David (2015) Developing writing and speaking skills through interactive workshops. In: 37th Annual EAIR Forum Krems 2015: From Here to There: Positioning Higher Education Institutions; 30 Aug - 02 Sep 2015, Krems, Austria. (Unpublished)

May, Steven [Researcher], van der Sluis, Hendrik [Teacher] and Forland, Heather [Researcher] (2013) The impact of pre-entry English test results on postgraduate success. In: The Impact of Higher Education: Addressing the challenges of the 21st century; 27 - 31 Aug 2013, Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Unpublished)

Woodfield, Steve, May, Steve and van der Sluis, Hendrik (2013) Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) progression agreements: an effective and sustainable approach for promoting the social mobility of vocational students? In: What can Higher Education Contribute to Improving Social Mobility in the UK?; 26-27 Mar 2013, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steven [Researcher], Allibone, Lorraine [Teacher] and van der Sluis, Hendrik [Researcher] (2012) Designing a flexible support system in dialogue with students to meet their needs. In: The Social Contract of Higher Education: EAIR 34th Annual Forum; 05 - 08 Sep 2012, Stavanger, Norway. (Unpublished)

May, Steve, Webb, Marion and Williams, Neil (2012) BME attainment and success: research and beyond. In: Educational Research Forum; 15 Jun 2012, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Allibone, Lorraine, May, Steve and van der Sluis, Hendrik (2012) Preparing masters students to teach in Higher Education: a new route to enhanced employability? In: The Student Journey, Staff and Educational Development Association Spring Teaching Learning and Assessment Conference; 17 - 18 May 2012, Chester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Smith, Judy and May, Steve (2011) Planning ahead: development of university strategies to enhance the transition to employment of surveying undergraduates. In: The Journal of Vocational Education and Training Ninth International Conference: Researching Vocational Education Practice and Policies; 08 - 10 Jul 2011, Oxford, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Aiken, Stephanie and May, Steve (2011) Preparing Masters students to teach in Higher Education: learn to earn? In: The Journal of Vocational Education and Training Ninth International Conference: Researching Vocational Education Practice and Policies; 08 - 10 Jul 2011, Oxford, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2011) Engaging with colleges to improve transition to university. In: Scanning the Horizons: Institutional Research in a Borderless World. The 4th UK and Ireland Higher Education Institutional Research Network Conference; 16-17 Jun 2011, Kingston, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve, McCrone, Fleur, Taylor, David and Woods, Jenni (2010) Supporting university access and progression of non traditional students. In: 32nd Annual EAIR Forum; 01 - 04 Sep 2010, Valencia, Spain. (Unpublished)

May, Steve (2010) Attainment of students from diverse ethnic backgrounds: an institutional case study. In: Institutional research: informing institutional enhancement, practice and strategy; 29 - 30 Jun 2010, Dublin, Ireland. (Unpublished)

Lim, Helena and May, Steve (2010) Here's one I made earlier: creative ways with existing datasets. In: Institutional research: informing institutional enhancement, practice and strategy; 29 - 30 Jun 2010, Dublin, Ireland. (Unpublished)

Bidgood, P., Saebi, N. and May, S. (2010) A statistical analysis of factors affecting success in National Vocational Qualifications. In: Fourth International Technology, Education and Development Conference; 8-10 Mar, 2010, Valencia, Spain. (INTED2010 Proceedings) ISBN 9788461355389

Ashton, David, Haydon, Helen, May, Steve and Cronje, Marty (2009) Tackling student non-completions: an institutional case study. In: 2nd Institutional Research Conference; 08 - 09 Jul 2009, Sheffield, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Gay, Jane, Atkins, Nigel and May, Steve (2009) Meeting the employability agenda through an alternative 3rd year module: "Maths in the classroom". In: The Journal of Vocational Education and Training Eighth International Conference; 03 - 05 Jul 2009, Oxford, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Hill, Michael, May, Steve and Harris, Andrea (2009) Widening participation strategic assessment: use of institutional research to target, monitor and evaluate. In: FACE Annual Conference 2009 : towards a new agenda for lifelong learning: access, diversity and participation; 01 - 03 Jul 2009, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Armstrong, Bruce and May, Steve (2009) Researching the student experience and moving towards evidence based institutional changes. In: Engaging with the student experience through Institutional Research; 26 Feb 2009, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Woods, Jenni and May, Steve (2008) The impact of Compact: one university's experience. In: FACE Annual Conference 2008: Challenging Isolation: the role of lifelong learning; 02 - 04 Jul 2008, York, U.K..

Stuart, Mary, Lido, Catherine, Morgan, Jes and May, Steve (2008) What do students do outside the HE classroom? Extra curricular activities and different student groups. In: Transforming the student experience: Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2008; 01 - 03 Jul 2008, Harrogate, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve, Hill, Michael, Webb, Marion and Allibone, Lorraine (2008) Using institutional data to throw light on the university experience of students from ethnic minorities. In: Exploring the hinterlands: mapping an agenda for institutional research in the UK; 24 - 26 Jun 2008, Southampton, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve, Hill, Michael and Woods, Jenni (2008) The Compact Scheme intervention: using institutional data to monitor and evaluate. In: Exploring Learning Trajectories: First Conference of the Widening Participation Research Centre; 20-21 May 2008, Ormskirk, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve, Bidgood, Penelope and Saebi, Nasrollah (2007) The impact of ethnicity and gender on attainment in vocational qualifications at a college of Further Education. In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training Seventh International Conference; 06 - 08 Jul 2007, Oxford, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2007) Equity for underrepresented groups in higher education from access to employment? An instrument to aid measurement of the impact of interventions. In: FACE Annual Conference 2007: Social Justice and Lifelong Learning: diversity, globalisation, transformation; 02 - 04 Jul 2007, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve and Gay, Jane (2007) Diverse talents, teamwork and quality: preparing students for the transition from employment to teacher training. In: Access to success: the student experience from pre-entry to emplyment : 16th EAN Annual Conference; 27 - 29 Jun 2007, Galway, Ireland. (Unpublished)

Bailey, Joanna and May, Steve (2007) The Student Support Centre one year on. In: Widening participation in the arts: what works? The National Arts Learning Network Conference; 21 - 22 Feb 2007, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve (2006) Practice and university-based education - a case for blurring the boundaries. In: SRHE Annual Conference: Beyond boundaries: new horizons for research into higher education; 12 - 14 Dec 2006, Brighton, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Francis, Geraldine, May, Steve and Gay, Jane (2006) Assessing the mismatch between academic and clinical settings: a case study into retention and the student experience. In: SEDA Spring Conference 2006: Advancing Evidence-Informed Practice in HE Learning, Teaching and Educational Development; 08 - 09 Jun 2006, Liverpool, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2006) Development and use of faculty profile: datasets as a tool to support embedding institutional strategic objectives. In: FACE Annual Conference 2006: Transformation, Progression and Hope: whatever happened to life long learning?; 03 - 05 Jul 2006, Swansea, U.K..

May, Steven and Hodgson, David (2005) Feet under the table: a study into why students leave university and the impact of the study on university policy and practice. In: New perspectives on research into Higher Education: SRHE annual conference; 13 - 15 Dec 2005, Edinburgh, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve and Hill, Michael (2005) Who's not making it through the system? Measuring student progression through university admissions to the end of year one. In: Enhancing the student experience: Annual Conference 2005; 29 Jun - 01 Jul 2005, Edinburgh, U.K.. (Unpublished)

May, Steve and Bousted, Mary (2003) Investigation of student retention through an analysis of the first-year experience of students at Kingston University. In: Enhancing student retention: Using international research to improve policy and practice; 05 - 07 Nov 2003, Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Unpublished)

Monograph

May, Steve, van der Sluis, Hendrik and Woodfield, Steve (2012) Promoting social mobility by creating pathways to the professions and vocational careers: the role of progression agreements. A literature synthesis of the Widening Access, Student Retention and Success National Programmes Archive. (Project Report) York, U.K. : Higher Education Academy. 22 p.

Stuart, Mary, Lido, Catherine, Morgan, Jessica and May, Steve (2009) Student diversity, extra-curricular activities and perceptions of graduate outcomes. (Project Report) York, U.K. : Higher Education Academy. 147 p.