I will never give up… Life stories of mature students in higher education

The Portuguese law 64/2006 allows mature students, older than 23, (M23) to access university, widening the participation of adult population in higher education. This paper is part of a research project focused on the experiences of non-traditional students in higher education. In this paper we anal...

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Main Author: Gonçalves, Teresa (author)
Other Authors: Quintas, Helena (author), Ribeiro, Carlos Miguel (author), Monteiro, Rute (author), Bago, Joana (author), Fonseca, Henrique (author), Santos, Lucilia (author), Almeida, António Fragoso de (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:por
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Active aging
Mature students
Life stories
Higher Education
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4960
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4960
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Summary:The Portuguese law 64/2006 allows mature students, older than 23, (M23) to access university, widening the participation of adult population in higher education. This paper is part of a research project focused on the experiences of non-traditional students in higher education. In this paper we analyse the stories of four mature students, with the aim to identify their motives for entering higher education; to understand their relationships with younger students; and to identify the main obstacles they face in their academic life.

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