‘I cannot study far from home’: Non‐traditional learners' participation in degree education

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-117

  Elliot, Dely Lazarte ^a   Brna, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degree participation; Non traditional learners; Widening access

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951678424     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770902856645     Document Type: Article

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