Mature-Age Male Students in Higher Education

Experiences, Motivations and Aspirations
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-24477-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education

This book explores the unique set of challenges faced by mature-age male undergraduates as they adapt to university study. The authors examine the motivations of mature male students for enrolling in higher education and their aspirations for life after graduation, in doing so filling a crucial gap in the current literature. Later access to higher education carries numerous benefits, including improved social mobility: it is therefore paramount to understand why men tend to be underrepresented among mature students. Exploring the intersections of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, culture and gender, and paying careful attention to the stories of the students themselves, the authors provide a thought-provoking analysis of an underrepresented student group. The book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of mature-age male students, and aspirations and motivations within higher education more generally.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laming, Madeleine Mattarozzi

Martin-Lynch, Pamela

Morris, Aileen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Hochschuldidaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I. Concepts, theories and issues.- Chapter 1. Mature-age male students.- PART II. Aspirations and motivations.- Chapter 2. Work.- Chapter 3. Family.- Chapter 4. Love of learning.- PART III. Studying, learning and fitting in.- Chapter 5. Attitudes to school.- Chapter 6. Fitting in on campus.- Chapter 7. Studying and learning.- PART IV. Conclusions and recommendations.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Madeleine Mattarozzi Laming is Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Education at Murdoch University, Australia. 
Aileen Morris is Principal Lecturer (retired) at the University of Lincoln, UK. 
Pamela Martin-Lynch is the former Manager of Student Learning in the Centre for University Teaching and Learning at Murdoch University, Australia.