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Author Laming, Madeleine Mattarozzi, author

Title Mature-age male students in higher education : experiences, motivations and aspirations / Madeleine Mattarozzi Laming, Aileen Morris, Pamela Martin-Lynch
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Series Palgrave studies in gender and education
Palgrave studies in gender and education.
Contents Intro; Preface; Praise for Mature-Age Male Students in Higher Education; Contents; Part I: Concepts, Theories and Issues; 1: Mature-Age Male Students; Some Findings from International Research; Excluded Men: Some Implications; Mature-Age Male Students: Demographic Overview of This Study; Structure of the Book; References; Part II Aspirations and Motivations; References; 2: Work; A Better Life; References; 3: Family; A Job That Will Support My Family; Making My Family Proud; References; 4: Love of Learning; References; Part III Studying, Learning and Fitting in; 5: Attitudes to School
Gendered ExpectationsReferences; 6: Fitting in on Campus; Leaving Home or Staying; Orientation and Induction; Fitting in and Making Friends; Relationships with Staff; References; 7: Studying and Learning; Success and the Future; References; Part IV: Conclusions and Recommendations; 8: Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations; Communication; Teaching and Learning; Support, Orientation and Induction; Summary of Recommendations; References; Index
Summary This book explores the unique set of challenges faced by mature-age male undergraduates as they adapt to university study. The authors examine the motivations of mature male students for enrolling in higher education and their aspirations for life after graduation, in doing so filling a crucial gap in the current literature. Later access to higher education carries numerous benefits, including improved social mobility: it is therefore paramount to understand why men tend to be underrepresented among mature students. Exploring the intersections of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, culture and gender, and paying careful attention to the stories of the students themselves, the authors provide a thought-provoking analysis of an underrepresented student group. The book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of mature-age male students, and aspirations and motivations within higher education more generally
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Subject Men -- Education (Higher) -- Social aspects
Adult education -- Social aspects
Male college students.
Adult education -- Social aspects
Male college students
Form Electronic book
Author Morris, Aileen, author
Martin-Lynch, Pamela, author
ISBN 9783030244781
3030244784