Gender, identity and change : mature women students in universities / Barbara Merrill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrill, Barbara, author.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Education (Higher)--Great Britain.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

First published in 1999, this volume centres on a case study which looks at the experiences of non-traditional adult women students in universities, from the perspective of the actors.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1 Gender Issues in Adult and Higher Education: Concepts, Perspectives and Research

2 Drawing on Theory: Combining Action, Structure and Feminism

3 Researching Women's Lives: Interviews as Life Histories

4 Warwick University: Culture, Context and Community

5 Connecting the Past with the Present: The Impact of Education, Gender and Class

6 Employment, Domesticity and the Quest for Fulfilment

7 Learning a Mature Student Career: Adjustment and Consolidation

8 Experiencing University Life: Intersections of Public and Private Worlds

9 Present and Future Biographies: Changing Lives and Future Hopes

10 Transforming Women's Lives: Education as Empowerment?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-76376-X

OCLC:

1096525633