The representation of mature students in governing bodies of a Portuguese university. 'We are all equal, but some are more equal than others'!?

Autor/inn/en	Amorim, José Pedro; Viterbo, Felismina
Titel	The representation of mature students in governing bodies of a Portuguese university. 'We are all equal, but some are more equal than others'!?
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 15 (2024) 1, S. 81-96Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.25656/01:29468 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4862
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-294687
Schlagwörter	Student; Erwachsener; Repräsentation; Partizipation; Hochschulbildung; Universität; Leitungsgremium; Interview; Portugal
Abstract	With this text, the authors try to understand if – and if so, how – mature students are represented by and in the governing bodies of higher education institutions. With a theoretical framework that values above all the institutional dimension, they carried out thirteen semi-structured interviews with students and faculty members who are part of the various governing bodies with student representation of a Portuguese higher education institution. The data show that (i) the functioning of these bodies tends to be known only by the students who participate in them, (ii) the bodies usually react to, rather than prevent, the problems that arise, (iii) mature students are perceived as a source of ‘difficulties’ and ‘needs’, and (iv) student representation in governing bodies does not seem to fairly and equitably represent all students, and some specificities of mature students (among other underrepresented groups) seem to be made invisible. (DIPF/Orig.)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main