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Social Supports in HE: a Social Network Analysis (SNA) Approach to Understanding Learning Experience
Irish Journal of Academic PracticeIn this study, we combined social network analysis with mixed methods approaches to examine social roles and network patterns in social network data gathered from one complete class group of learners in a higher education setting.
Bernadette Brereton, Neil Hurley
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Studying as a Parent: A Handbook for Success
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2015 Overview As more establishments charge the top tuition fee of ã9000, we have seen an increased drive to widen participation into higher education. The Office For Fair Access (OFFA) reports that 172 universities and colleges have received approval to
Marie Nadia Jasim
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Mature Working Student Parents Navigating Multiple Roles: A Qualitative Analysis
Education SciencesManaging multiple roles is considered a major challenge that mature working student parents face when they embrace the educational pursuit of enrolling in higher education.
Cláudia Andrade +2 more
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The representation of mature students in governing bodies of a Portuguese university
European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of AdultsWith this text, we try to understand if – and if so, how – mature students are represented by and in the governing bodies of higher education institutions.
José Pedro Amorim, Felismina Viterbo
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Journal of Learning for Development, 2023 This study explored learning which occurred when mature distance education students co-developed an open educational resource (OER) with their lecturers using Smith’s critical reflection as a method to guide reflection on their learning.
Geesje van den Berg +6 more
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Education SciencesThere is a growing demand for advanced education from mature learners who seek postgraduate qualifications whilst maintaining career and family responsibilities, but recent research has identified concerns regarding their well-being.
Susan Geertshuis, Qian Liu
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On the opening of higher education institutions to a new public: the Portuguese case
Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Educacional, 2010 The recent “opening” of higher education institutions (HEI) to “new publics” raises some questions: first of all, that of the transformation (or not) of an education subsystem often described as conservative.
José Pedro Amorim +2 more
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A Letter to My Former Self: The Online PhD as a Transformative Journey
Ubiquity Proceedings, 2023 Online doctoral programmes have become increasingly popular, allowing adult professionals to pursue their academic goals while carrying on with their lives.
Efrem Melián, Julio Meneses
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, 2022 University students who live and work in regional, rural and remote areas face challenges in studying at a distance from their institution's metropolitan or satellite campus.
Crawford, N (15753692) +2 more
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Access Foundation Student Progression at Technological University Dublin: a Quantitative Study
Irish Journal of Academic Practice, 2020 Despite a global expansion of higher education in the twentieth century, inequalities in terms of student demographic still remain. The number of mature students (students aged 23 years and over) and students from lower socio-economic backgrounds in full-
Annette Forster +2 more
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