Book chapter
Love of Learning
Mature-Age Male Students in Higher Education, pp.49-57
Palgrave Pivot
2019
Abstract
This chapter considers those reported motivations to study that are most closely connected to pursuing learning for its own sake. This theme is considered and explored through the stories of two Australian students, Alain and Rick, and one UK student, Peter. The students’ narratives reveal that age, past educational experience and circumstances all played a part in what led to study at this point in their lives. Issues emerge with some of the ideas used to frame student motivations and aspirations and, although there are areas of commonality with mature female students’ reporting, societal expectations of men and women highlight some differences.
Details
- Title
- Love of Learning
- Authors/Creators
- M.M. Laming (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA. Morris (Author/Creator) - University of LincolnP. Martin-Lynch (Author/Creator) - Perth, Australia
- Publication Details
- Mature-Age Male Students in Higher Education, pp.49-57
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Identifiers
- 991005540538907891
- Copyright
- © 2019 The Author(s)
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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