New Challenges to Korean Universities: Increase of Older Students

Autor/in	Chae, Jae-Eun
Titel	New Challenges to Korean Universities: Increase of Older Students
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 30 (2010) 3, S.339-353 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
Schlagwörter	Interviews; College Students; Age Differences; Case Studies; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Asians; Role of Education; Administrator Attitudes; Student Employment; Academic Persistence; Extracurricular Activities; Family School Relationship; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Collegestudent; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Bildungsauftrag; Studentenarbeit; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This article explores the implications of the recent increase in older students at Korean universities dominated by younger students. A case study design is used to gain an in-depth understanding of experiences of older students in a Korean university. Semi-structured interviews of twelve older students, three professors, two administrators, and four younger students at the university were conducted for the date collection. The results suggest that the experiences of Korean older students differed from those of counterparts in western countries since academic and extracurricular services of Korean universities were geared towards younger students and thus were unhelpful for older students with multiple responsibilities at work and home. Also, the results show that traditional hierarchical relationships between younger and older students created strains for older students who had to rely heavily on younger counterparts. This study's findings highlight the crucial roles of higher education systems and culture in the experiences of older Asian students. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10