The adult university / Etienne Bourgeois ... [et al.].
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TextPublication details: Buckingham : Open University Press, 1999.Description: 192pISBN: - 9780335199082 (hbk.) :
- 9780335199075 (pbk.) :
- 9780335199075
- Educational change -- Cross-cultural studies
- Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Cross-cultural studies
- Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies
- Adult education -- Cross-cultural studies
- Adult education
- Universities and colleges
- College students
- Education
- Adult education, continuous learning
- 378 BOU
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 378 BOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00210210 |
Co-published with the Society for Research into Higher Education.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction -- 2.Changing to survive: the modern university in its environment -- 3.Are universities organized to facilitate access and participation? -- 4.Adult students: getting in and keeping out -- 5.Staying in and coming to terms -- 6.Innivation and the university: the struggle for adultification -- 7.The adult university: from adult education to lifelong learnning?
Adult University examines theoretically and practically key issues of broader participation in higher education. It looks at university access policies and how they connect with practice, how adults experience universities and ways to improve access.