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Direct linkMerrill, Barbara; Finnegan, Fergal; O'Neill, Jerry; Revers, Scott – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Much research on adults in higher education has focused on issues of access and participation. As a result little is known about what happens to working-class students after leaving university even though employability is high on the agenda HE research on this topic in relation to such students is sparse. This research focuses on the voices of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Nontraditional Students, Working Class
Scanlon, Margaret; Leahy, Pat; Jenkinson, Hilary; Powell, Fred – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
Over the last few decades there has been increased recognition that the concept of 'access' encompasses not only entry to higher education (HE) but also participation and successful completion. Despite this, very little research has been carried out in Ireland on non-traditional students' experience of university. This article explores the…
Descriptors: Working Class, Friendship, Peer Relationship, Sense of Community
O'Boyle, Neil – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2015
Research finds that participation in higher education is generally empowering for mature students but that it can also create tensions in their off-campus relationships. This article reports on findings from an ongoing study of the experiences of mature students at university in Ireland and draws from interviews with 15 such students in the final…
Descriptors: Risk, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Academic Discourse
