I call myself a mature student. That one word makes all the difference. Reflections on adult learners' experiences

Waller, Richard

Richard Waller Richard.Waller@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Education and Social Justice

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2005
Journal	Auto/Biography
Print ISSN	0967-5507
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	13
Issue	1
Pages	53-76
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1191/0967550705ab023oa
Keywords	mature students, adult learners
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1052154
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0967550705ab023oa
Additional Information	Additional Information : This paper is one of several refereed journal articles published from the author's doctoral research, a longitudinal study of adults returning to education via an Access to HE course. The research involved repeated semi-structured interviews up to five times each, over a two year period. This paper was presented and discussed at both BERA and the Auto/Biography conferences in 2003. The paper outlines how moving through an Access course and onto university led to changes in the sense of self for a group of mature learners.