The Motivations and Outcomes of Studying for Part-Time Mature Students in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Swain, Jon; Hammond, Cathie
Titel	The Motivations and Outcomes of Studying for Part-Time Mature Students in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 30 (2011) 5, S.591-612 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2011.579736
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Learning Motivation; Part Time Students; Student Educational Objectives; Foreign Countries; College Outcomes Assessment; Interviews; Graduate Surveys; Educational Benefits; Aptitude Treatment Interaction; Social Capital; Adult Students; Student Experience; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsertrag; Sozialkapital; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Studienerfahrung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper examines the motivations and outcomes for mature students who study part-time in higher education (HE) in the UK. Although many students in HE are mature part-time learners, they have not been the specific focus of much research or policy interest. In-depth narrative interviews were carried out with 18 graduates who had studied part-time at a university college specialising in part-time provision. The sample was drawn from a quantitative survey of 1539 graduates concerning their motivations for studying and the benefits derived. Researchers could therefore choose respondents on the basis of previously reported outcomes of study and on other life course information, which was included in the survey. The paper reports a wide range of motivations and outcomes, which are regarded as forms of capital, and illustrates how studying part-time as a mature student can have a profound effect on people's lives. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10