The expansion of higher education has led to greater diversity among students, with a
significant portion of them aged 25 and above. This demographic group represents a range …

This research addresses the intersection of a unique student cohort, UK mature students
studying creative arts subjects at higher education undergraduate level, focusing on career …

This exploratory study deepens current understandings of low-income mature students in
Canadian postsecondary institutions, by clarifying who constitutes this population and …

Traditional discussions about mature students in Higher Education stress their alleged
needs rather than the potential benefits they can bring. It is this stance that feeds the …

This paper examines longitudinal data of students commencing the Bachelor of Commerce
program at The University of Adelaide to explore the impact that lowering the minimum age …

This thesis aims (i) to develop a new measure of resilience entitled the Educational
Resilience Scale (ERS) and (ii) to investigate how the ERS maps onto general resilience …

This paper argues that it is essential to make sense of working adults' transition into the
university, more so, there needs to be clarity about the dominant understanding of transition …

The purpose of this multiple case study was to describe the perceptions of institutional
support and services of traditional-age students with nontraditional characteristics at Kansas …

As UK universities continue to attract students of all ages and numbers of older mature
students increase year on year (Higher Education Statistics Agency, 2020), the situation of …

In order to enhance diversity, internationalisation and widening participation, Queen
Margaret University's PgCert in Professional and Higher Education was re-designed for …