The Mature Student’s Companion for Successful Undergraduate Study
Seiten
2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-61923-1 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-61923-1 (ISBN)
A guiding resource and supportive companion, this book is designed for mature individuals intending to undertake an undergraduate degree. Packed full of activities to support development and case studies to exemplify a range of situations, this is a must-read for anyone looking to undertake an undergraduate degree as a mature student.
A guiding resource and supportive companion, this book is designed for mature individuals intending to undertake an undergraduate degree.
Comprehensively yet succinctly covering all of the knowledge and skills expected when studying at university, it recognises that mature students face a variety of obstacles that have to be carefully circumnavigated and that often, the support for doing this is difficult to find in one place. With a wealth of practical strategies for developing a range of key study skills, whilst, at the same time, addressing the difficulties people face in preparing for the numerous changes that university study can bring, this key text highlights to the reader the significance of individual strengths obtained from life experiences, and demonstrates their importance and utility in learning as a mature student.
Packed full of activities to support development and case studies to exemplify a range of situations, this is a must-read for anyone looking to undertake an undergraduate degree as a mature student.
A guiding resource and supportive companion, this book is designed for mature individuals intending to undertake an undergraduate degree.
Comprehensively yet succinctly covering all of the knowledge and skills expected when studying at university, it recognises that mature students face a variety of obstacles that have to be carefully circumnavigated and that often, the support for doing this is difficult to find in one place. With a wealth of practical strategies for developing a range of key study skills, whilst, at the same time, addressing the difficulties people face in preparing for the numerous changes that university study can bring, this key text highlights to the reader the significance of individual strengths obtained from life experiences, and demonstrates their importance and utility in learning as a mature student.
Packed full of activities to support development and case studies to exemplify a range of situations, this is a must-read for anyone looking to undertake an undergraduate degree as a mature student.
David Allan is Reader in Professional Education and Learning at Edge Hill University, UK where he teaches on a BA and an MA and supervises PhD students, all studying in the field of Education.
1. What it Means to be a Mature Student
2. Developing Your Study Skills
3. Time Management and Organisational Skills
4. Autonomy and Being an Independent Learner
5. The Art of Note-Taking
6. How to Engage in Critical Reading
7. Constructing an Argument
8. Academic Writing
9. Referencing
10. Revising and Polishing your Writing
11. Making the Most of your Personal Tutor
12. Bon Voyage
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.06.2025 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Study Skills |
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 470 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-61923-6 / 1032619236 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-61923-1 / 9781032619231 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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