Beyond skills: reframing academic literacies and the cultivation of graduate identity

Dennis, C., & Abbott, S. (2025). Excelling at university: Academic literacies and the development of graduate identity. Routledge. ISBN 9781032108896

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi39.1896

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academic literacies, student motivation, critical reflection, graduate identity

Author Biography

Zachery Spire, Independent Scholar

Zachery Spire is an independent scholar whose qualitative, mixed methods research focuses on student, staff, community, and public engagement. His work in higher education has included a variety of research, teaching, training, and service positions within universities and non-governmental organisations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Residential universities, student and staff residential life, student and staff engagement, and university-city relations are a particular focus of his work.

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Spire, Z. (2026). Beyond skills: reframing academic literacies and the cultivation of graduate identity: Dennis, C., & Abbott, S. (2025). Excelling at university: Academic literacies and the development of graduate identity. Routledge. ISBN 9781032108896. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (39). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi39.1896

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