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In this paper we present findings from a three-year, longitudinal, qualitative study of mature learners studying for a health and care Foundation degree in a Higher Education Institution (HEI). As a group at risk of early departure from education (Cameron et al, 2010; Yorke and Longden, 2008; Yorke, 1999) we are particularly interested in their experiences over time and the ways in which they persist despite setbacks and problems. In studying individual accounts we draw broader conclusions about the factors which enable negotiation and confrontation of difficulties, drawing on concepts of engagement and alienation in higher education (Mann, 2001, 2008). Finally we consider how we might create conditions which foster sustained engagement with non-traditional students by influencing and challenging wider institutional cultures and practices.
Author(s): Wintrup J, James E, Humphris D, Bryson C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
Year: 2012
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
Pages: 170-185
ISSN (print): 2050-7003
ISSN (electronic): 1758-1184
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17581181211273156
DOI: 10.1108/17581181211273156
Notes: This is highly topical and of compelling interest at the current time. There are few such deep qualitative studies that inform the debate about student engagement.
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