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Albert Sánchez-Gelabert – Higher Education Quarterly, 2024
The recent complexity of the university system, with diverse academic trajectories and varying socio-demographic characteristics of students, has led to increased access for historically underrepresented students. This has resulted in a rising number of adult learners, students with external responsibilities and individuals returning to education.…
Descriptors: Age, Employment, Graduation Rate, Foreign Countries
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Fernández-Avilés, Gema; Pérez-Zabaleta, Amelia; Martínez-Merino, Juan-Luis – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
At present, one of the major issues and most interesting discussions within the European Higher Education Area is the rate of success in university-level study, and therefore the adaptation of today's university education system to society's requirements. Moreover, we have seen significant growth in distance education throughout recent decades, as…
Descriptors: Profiles, Open Universities, Student Characteristics, Distance Education