Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ640469
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Mature Student Perceptions of Access: Perspectives from a Qualitative Longitudinal Research Project.
Gibson, Kenneth; Waters, June
Journal of Access and Credit Studies, v3 n2 p155-66 Win 2001-2002
Interviews with 55 of 260 adults who completed Access courses and progressed to British universities revealed areas in which they felt the courses left them underprepared: conducting library research, using information technology and the Internet, writing essays, and practicing for exams. They would have preferred a grading system similar to that used in degree programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Information Skills, Library Skills, Student Attitudes, Study Skills
National Open College Network, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB, United Kingdom.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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