As coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) continues to disrupt pretertiary education
provision and examinations in the United Kingdom, urgent consideration must be given to …

This chapter reviews four major qualitative research methods—case study, grounded theory,
generic qualitative research, and auto/biography/narrative research—frequently utilized in …

In the discourse on diversity in colleges and universities in the United States, an often-
neglected population is nontraditional adult learners. This article explores this invisible …

Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the
college and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) …

As the USA experiences rapid growth of nontraditional adult students in higher education,
educators and institutions will increasingly need to look beyond the traditional youth-centric …

Drawing on the role of individuals, education and training providers and countries' social
policy actions, and borrowing insights from psychology, sociology and economics, this book …

The current concern about low levels of English proficiency among international students
who graduate from degree courses–that students' English language skills are not being …

Many people have contributed to the development and writing of this book. There are a few
whom I wish to thank particularly. Carolyn Jackson, Monica McLean, Keith Trigwell, Murray …

This research draws on the experience of a group of mature students' studies during their
first year at university. All experienced varying degrees of Imposter Syndrome, feelings of …

Research on the socially-situated nature of learning shows how practices and identities are
affected by participation in communities, but very little is known about how mature-age …