Academic success of mature students in higher education: a Portuguese case study.

Autor/inn/en	Santos, Lucília; Bago, Joana; Baptista, Ana V.
Titel	Academic success of mature students in higher education: a Portuguese case study.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 7 (2016) 1, S. 57-73Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-120147
Schlagwörter	Bildungserfolg; Empirische Untersuchung; Fallstudie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschule; Erwachsenenbildung; Lebenslanges Lernen; Heterogenität; Nichtabiturient; Portugal
Abstract	The increasing number and diversity of non-traditional participants who are now entering Higher Education Institutions (HEI) highlights the relevance of questioning on mature students' academic success. Thus, the purpose of this study is to characterise mature students over 23 years old (MS23) of two Portuguese HEI, and understand their academic success. The study focuses on results obtained through a case study, based on quantitative and qualitative data: questionnaires and focus groups, respectively. We discuss the influence of different variables (such as: age, gender, area of study, schooling level at the entrance to the university, family monthly income) on MS23's academic success, and we also describe some obstacles they face and changes they perceive when attending HEI. Results seem to demonstrate a similar tendency between data gathered on both HEI. Some recommendations for HEI, based on the results, are presented in the final section of this article. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2016/3