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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
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Spiegler, Thomas; Bednarek, Antje – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
In the course of educational expansion, student populations have become more diverse. This paper represents an international literature review on the topic of first-generation students (FGS), i.e. students whose parents have not obtained a higher education qualification. On the basis of more than 70 research articles and reports on FGS from…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Foreign Countries