The Portuguese law 64/2006 allows mature students, older than 23, (M23) to access university, widening the participation of adult population in higher education. This paper is part of a research project focused on the experiences of non-traditional students in higher education. In this paper we analyse the stories of four mature students, with the aim to identify their motives for entering higher education; to ...
Poster apresentado à 44th EUCEN Conference “Border Crossing as a Viable Choice: Collaboration, Dialogue and Access to higher Education” ; In Portugal the access to Higher Education (HE), comprising Universities and Polytechnic institutions, can be achieved by several dedicated “doors”. Besides the “National Admission Process” that accounts for the largest number of candidacies and vacancies and constitutes the...
Poster apresentado à 43rd EUCEN Conference, Universities’ Engagement in and with Society. The ULLL Contribution. University of Graz ; The law-decree 64/2006 allows mature students older than 23 years (M23) to apply to Higher Education Institutions (HEI), widening the participation of adult population in Portugal. In the University of Aveiro (UA), a student enrolled through this specific regime has had to pass ...
Comunicação oral apresentada ao The challenge of Access, Retention and Drop-out in Higher Education in Europe: the experiences of non-traditional students, Sevilha, Espanha, 7-8 Abril. ; The access to Higher Education for mature students older than 23 in Portugal was made easier on the sequence of the implementation of the Bologna processes, that allowed a national Law to be changed in order to take also into ...
In our paper we are going to focus mature students close to 50 years old. We will present the results of two life histories co-constructed with these mature students, who have entered university in the year of 2010/2011. Our particular interest is to investigate how they have lived this very important transition to higher education.
Poster ; A avaliação de capacidade para frequência do Ensino Superior dos maiores de 23 anos veio trazer para as universidades portuguesas um grande número de estudantes não-tradicionais. Conhecer a sua realidade social, económica e cultural, as suas maiores dificuldades e obstáculos que enfrentam na estrutura universitária, é condição necessária.
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