Given, L: Constructing a 'Mature Student' Identity
(Sprache: Englisch)
Advocates of lifelong learning promise positivechange for individuals and society; however, thetransition to university is not easy for maturestudents. The discourse of the typical 'student'identity (marked by a youthful freedom from parentalcontrol)...
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Advocates of lifelong learning promise positivechange for individuals and society; however, thetransition to university is not easy for maturestudents. The discourse of the typical 'student'identity (marked by a youthful freedom from parentalcontrol) marginalizes many adult learners, who areportrayed as focusing mainly on parenting, employmentor other 'adult' issues. The social acceptance ofthese competing discourses, and their influence onacademic policy, affects both the construction of a'student' identity and students' academic informationbehaviours. This book presents the results of astudy, grounded in a postmodern framework of socialconstructionism, which explores 'student' identitiesand the academic and informational experiences ofmature students returning to undergraduate studies.The project combined qualitative interviews withstudents, discourse analysis of the university andsocial texts on student life, and a quantitativeexamination of the Canadian Census. The findings callfor future research and academic practices that aredesigned to suit students' individual academic andinformational needs, rather than stereotypicaldiscursive constructions.
Autoren-Porträt von Lisa M. Given
Dr. Lisa M. Given (Ph.D., University of Western Ontario) isAssociate Professor, School of Library & Information Studies,University of Alberta (Canada). Her research examines informationbehaviours, web usability & qualitative inquiry. She is Editor ofThe Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods (2008). Seehttp://www.ualberta.ca/~lgiven
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Lisa M. Given
- 368 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 22 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag
- ISBN-10: 3639155157
- ISBN-13: 9783639155150
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.06.2009
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Englisch
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