Non-Traditional Students in a Traditional College--A Feminist Perspective

Autor/in	Alshebou, Suaad M.
Titel	Non-Traditional Students in a Traditional College--A Feminist Perspective
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 12 (2019) 7, S.28-41 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Nontraditional Students; Conventional Instruction; College Students; Traditional Schools; Feminism; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Adult Learning; Barriers; Adult Students; Adult Education; Females; Learning Experience; Student Motivation; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Traditioneller Unterricht; Feminismus; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Education; Adult basic education; Weibliches Geschlecht; Lernerfahrung; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	This research explores who participates in higher education (HE) in general and in the College of Basic Education (CBE) in particular from adult female learners' groups. This entails identifying the specific characteristics of these groups and understanding their learning experiences and obstacles they need to overcome. The study begins with an overview of the changing HE system in Kuwait followed by a review of relevant literature. This involves constructing a theoretical framework based upon attributes of adult education and setting out the critical feminist perspective at the heart of this study. The research follows both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Research data was collected from female adult learners at CBE by using questionnaire and focus groups to elicit rich qualitative data as well as quantitative representative data. The study concludes with a discussion of policy and practice implications and areas for future research on adult learning and HE reforms in general. Outcomes of this research provide valuable lessons for policymakers as well as recommendations which seek to nourish an environment based on genuine equality of opportunity for all and inspiration for future generations of Kuwaiti women. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01