Topic briefing
Published 27 July 2020
Mature students
Published 27 July 2020
Resources
Reports
- Higher Education Policy Institute: Unheard: the voices of part-time adult learners (January 2020)
This paper looks at the decline of part-time mature students through the case study experiences of these students. - The Sutton Trust: The lost part-timers: The decline of part-time undergraduate higher education in England (March 2018)
This report examines the impact of the 2012 student funding reforms on the part-time student decline. - Kate Carruthers Thomas: Thinking 'spatially' about part time and mature leaners in higher education (July 2015)
This paper explores how the use of physical space can impact on mature students’ sense of belonging. - National Union of Students and Million+: Never too late to learn: Mature students in higher education (May 2012)
This joint research paper features an in depth look at the characteristics, experiences, challenges and opportunities of mature students in higher education.
Other resources
- Students Finance England
Information on tuition fee loans for part time undergraduate study. - Office for Fair Access: Understanding the impact of outreach activity for mature learners with low or no prior qualifications
This resource includes a report which draws on five case studies of specific approaches to outreach for disadvantaged adult learners and a three step evaluation tool which providers can use to inform the development of their outreach to adult learners. - UCAS
Information and advice for mature undergraduate students.
Published 27 July 2020
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