Miss Amy Tomlinson's Outputs (9)

Teaching first-year students during transition to higher education: An autoethnographical account (2025)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, A., & Killingback, C. (2025). Teaching first-year students during transition to higher education: An autoethnographical account. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 13(2), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.56433/nm1k9e08

Transition to the first-year of higher education represents a key period of change for students and is a powerful element of the university experience. Educators are key in facilitating successful first-year experiences and must understand the multid... Read More about Teaching first-year students during transition to higher education: An autoethnographical account.

‘You teach it, and then I go off and try to soak it all up’: A qualitative investigation of first year student expectations during transition (2025)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, A., & Killingback, C. (2025). ‘You teach it, and then I go off and try to soak it all up’: A qualitative investigation of first year student expectations during transition. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.53761/y4j1wm14

Student expectations are an important factor affecting successful transition to higher education. Expectations of the wider university experience have been well researched, however learning and teaching specific expectations require further explorati... Read More about ‘You teach it, and then I go off and try to soak it all up’: A qualitative investigation of first year student expectations during transition.

Compassionate pedagogy in higher education: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., & Stern, J. (in press). Compassionate pedagogy in higher education: A scoping review. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, https://doi.org/10.53761/7yvrw787

Compassion was a theme of the COVID-19 pandemic era scholarship. The traumatic nature of the pandemic experience for many led to a greater humanising discourse around education, alongside the need to be embracing pedagogies of compassion. This scopin... Read More about Compassionate pedagogy in higher education: A scoping review.

Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project (2024)
Journal Article
Grant, B., Lillie, C., Smith, M., & Tomlinson, A. (2024). Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project. Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice, 4(4), 12-31. https://doi.org/10.31273/ctv5zz94

The aim of this research was to explore the impact of interactions between undergraduate students (‘students’) and the postgraduate researchers (‘PGWT’) who teach them, on students’ sense of belonging. Meaningful interactions between staff and studen... Read More about Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project.

Academic survival: student retention in sport and exercise sciences (2024)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, A., Smith, L., Wilcox, C., & Simpson, A. (in press). Academic survival: student retention in sport and exercise sciences. Journal of Further and Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2024.2356567

Retention of higher education students is of major concern within the United Kingdom due to the financial and reputational impact on institutions, financial and personal impact on students and loss of potential skills and knowledge within society. St... Read More about Academic survival: student retention in sport and exercise sciences.

Experiences of a student with a visual impairment transitioning to higher education: A narrative inquiry (2024)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, A., & Killingback, C. (2024). Experiences of a student with a visual impairment transitioning to higher education: A narrative inquiry. British Journal of Visual Impairment, https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196231225071

Transition to higher education is a considerable period of change for students, and can be a particularly challenging time for students with a visual impairment. The aim of this study was to understand the transition experiences of an undergraduate s... Read More about Experiences of a student with a visual impairment transitioning to higher education: A narrative inquiry.

Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., Thompson, M., Whitfield, C., & Stern, J. (2023). Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy theory and practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2023.2236195

Introduction: There has been a call for healthcare to consider more explicitly the needs of the individual patient by adopting a person-centered approach to practice. Consideration needs to be given to how this is taught to pre-registration physiothe... Read More about Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study.

Student expectations of teaching and learning when starting university: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, A., Simpson, A., & Killingback, C. (2023). Student expectations of teaching and learning when starting university: a systematic review. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 47(8), 1054-1073. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2023.2212242

Student expectations are complex constructs that can influence adaptability, engagement, achievement, satisfaction and retention. A number of individual studies have been published on the expectations of students when starting university, however non... Read More about Student expectations of teaching and learning when starting university: a systematic review.

Teaching person-centred practice in physiotherapy curricula: a literature review (2021)
Journal Article
Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., Stern, J., & Whitfield, C. (2022). Teaching person-centred practice in physiotherapy curricula: a literature review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 27(1), 40-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2021.2000287

Background: There is a growing expectation that healthcare should focus on the needs of the individual patient with the philosophy of person-centred practice as the central model for care delivery. Given the importance of person-centred practice, the... Read More about Teaching person-centred practice in physiotherapy curricula: a literature review.