Journal of Learning Development in Higher EducationThis case study focuses on the importance of creating compassionate and collaborative spaces for students re-entering education. It highlights the growing body of mature and non-traditional learners in UK higher education institutions and addresses how ...
Helen Briscoe
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2015 The aim of this article is to critically review and analyse the public representations of mature-age university students in developed and some developing nations and how they compare to the public representations of mature-age Aboriginal and Torres ...
Suzanne Plater +2 more
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Age and students’ approaches to learning at university: A case study of self-regulation in the learning strategies of first term business and management undergraduate students. [PDF]
, 2015 Self-regulated learning has generated a great deal of interest and research in recent decades as educators search for more effective and diverse ways to engage students.
Stoten, David
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International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2012 Globally, universities are striving to increase enrolment rates, especially for low socioeconomic status and mature-aged students. In order to meet these targets, universities are accepting a broader range of students, often resulting in a widening ...
Nadine Adams +4 more
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Higher education, mature students and employment goals: policies and practices in the UK [PDF]
, 2009 This article considers recent policies of Higher Education in the UK, which are aimed at widening participation and meeting the needs of employers. The focus is on the growing population of part-time students, and the implications of policies for this ...
Jackson, Sue, Jamieson, Anne
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What are the factors which contribute to level one social work students failing to progress or achieving low grades? [PDF]
, 2007 This article was first published in the Wolverhampton Intellectual Repository and E-Theses (WIRE). There is no printed version.This study is a preliminary review of the possible reasons for low achievement among some level one social work undergraduates.
Lees, Kate
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Learning approaches, personality and concepts of knowledge of first-year students: mature-age versus school leaver [PDF]
, 2009 There is considerable interest in how students study and what skills best facilitate their academic performance. This paper reports on some of the key outcomes of a large individual differences study of student learning profiles at a regional Australian ...
Lawrence, Jill +3 more
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Posters - The First-Year Student Experience
Student SuccessPoster | Engaging in Spaces: How mature distance students fit study into their homes and lives. HERDSA Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2013. Poster | Becoming a Distance Student: Identifying and Managing the Key Challenges.
Ella Kahu
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Does ethnicity, gender or age of physiotherapy students affect performance in the final clinical placements? An exploratory study [PDF]
, 2013 This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Physiotherapy. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and ...
Williams, A +4 more
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Teacher-learners' conceptions of learning: evidence of a "communalist" conception amongst postgraduate learners [PDF]
, 1998 The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003021132510.Recently, research on mature students' approaches to learning, conducted within a students'-experiences-of-learning framework, has suggested that these students ...
Cliff, Alan F
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