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Mature students' perception of stress on returning to learn [PDF]
, 1996 In this thesis we present a theoretical model for mature students' perception of stress. The study examines the sources of institutional, dispositional and situational stress of students who are age thirty-to fifty-five.
Leger, Ellen
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Independent higher education educators in England: Tutors behavioural characteristics preferred by mature students on business management courses [PDF]
, 2023 This research study focuses on identifying the behavioral characteristics desired by mature students from their educators/lecturers/tutors in an Independent Higher Education provider within the UK.
Hasan, R. +4 more
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, 2021 Introduction Higher Education, both in an Irish and global context, has undergone significant changes in the past thirty years. One such change is the increase in participation of groups who were previously excluded from Higher Education, such as ...
Thompson, Conor
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The social construction of the mature student experience [PDF]
, 2008 Using a Social Constructionist lens, this study gathers fresh empirical data on the experience of a “Mature Student”, examining its multiple constructions, both objective and subjective, within the context of a Scottish Ancient university.
Lusk, Christine Isabel
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Student Success, 2022 For Australian university students living out of reach of a campus and studying online, the growing presence of Regional University Centres (RUCs) is changing their student experience for the better.
Cathy Stone +3 more
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Exploring the lived information-seeking experiences of mature students
Journal of Information Literacy, 2014 The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study is to gain a clearer understanding of the lived information-seeking experiences of mature students. Such a study is relevant to researchers seeking detailed examinations of mature students’ information ...
Sarah Clark
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Bringing technology to the mature classroom: age differences in use and attitudes
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2020 Mature students are anecdotally thought to be more anxious about technology than younger students, to the extent that they avoid using technology. This is a problem in today’s higher education classrooms which often use a range of learning technologies ...
Rachel V. Staddon
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Journal of Postsecondary Student SuccessThe number of mature students in PhD programs in Canada has increased over recent years. While research suggests older adults are more intrinsically motivated and tend to academically outperform their younger peers, studies generally focus on the ...
Julianne Burgess +3 more
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The preferred learning modes of online graduate students
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2013 This paper reports on a research project aimed at identifying the preferred approaches to learning of mature students in an online graduate programme.
Olabisi Kuboni
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Transforming habitus? : experiences of mature students in a higher education institution [PDF]
, 2008 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 230-245).This study explores the experiences of mature adults returning to study at a higher education institution.
Ronnie, Linda
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