Titel: Constructing a ?Mature Student? Identity: Implications for Academic Information Behaviours in the University Context
Verlag: VDM Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 3639155157
ISBN-13: 9783639155150
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good

�ber diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Advocates of lifelong learning promise positive change for individuals and society; however, the transition to university is not easy for mature students. The discourse of the typical 'student' identity (marked by a youthful freedom from parental control) marginalizes many adult learners, who are portrayed as focusing mainly on parenting, employment or other 'adult' issues. The social acceptance of these competing discourses, and their influence on academic policy, affects both the construction of a ?student? identity and students? academic information behaviours. This book presents the results of a study, grounded in a postmodern framework of social constructionism, which explores ?student? identities and the academic and informational experiences of mature students returning to undergraduate studies. The project combined qualitative interviews with students, discourse analysis of the university and social texts on student life, and a quantitative examination of the Canadian Census. The findings call for future research and academic practices that are designed to suit students? individual academic and informational needs, rather than stereotypical discursive constructions.

Rese�a del editor

Advocates of lifelong learning promise positive change for individuals and society; however, the transition to university is not easy for mature students. The discourse of the typical 'student' identity (marked by a youthful freedom from parental control) marginalizes many adult learners, who are portrayed as focusing mainly on parenting, employment or other 'adult' issues. The social acceptance of these competing discourses, and their influence on academic policy, affects both the construction of a 'student' identity and students' academic information behaviours. This book presents the results of a study, grounded in a postmodern framework of social constructionism, which explores 'student' identities and the academic and informational experiences of mature students returning to undergraduate studies. The project combined qualitative interviews with students, discourse analysis of the university and social texts on student life, and a quantitative examination of the Canadian Census. The findings call for future research and academic practices that are designed to suit students' individual academic and informational needs, rather than stereotypical discursive constructions.

��ber diesen Titel� kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Anbieterinformationen

BMV Bloor Read More. Spend Less.

Zur Homepage des Verk�ufers

Unternehmensdaten des Verk�ufers

BMV Bloor
ON, Canada

Gesch�ftsbedingungen und Versandinformationen

Verkaufsbedingungen

For inquiries please contact: bmvbookshop@rogers.com

Widerrufsbelehrung

Versandbedingungen

Versandkosten von Kanada nach Deutschland

Versandkosten von Kanada nach Deutschland
Bestellmenge	10 bis 30�Werktage	10 bis 30�Werktage
Erster Artikel	EUR 25.26	EUR 25.26

Die Versandzeiten werden von den Verk�uferinnen und Verk�ufern festgelegt. Sie variieren je nach Versanddienstleister und Standort. Sendungen, die den Zoll passieren, k�nnen Verz�gerungen unterliegen. Eventuell anfallende Abgaben oder Geb�hren sind von der K�uferin bzw. dem K�ufer zu tragen. Die Verk�uferin bzw. der Verk�ufer kann Sie bez�glich zus�tzlicher Versandkosten kontaktieren, um einen m�glichen Anstieg der Versandkosten f�r Ihre Artikel auszugleichen.