The influence of out-of-institution environments on the university schooling project of non-traditional students in Uganda
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Date
2016-07-14
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Participation and integration of non-traditional students (NTS) in university
education is influenced by factors within the institution and those external
to the institution, including participants’ self-perceptions and dispositions.
The objective of this qualitative study is to draw from the life-world
environment component of Donaldson and Graham’s model of college
outcomes for adults, to discuss the out-of-institution experiences of NTS
participating in university education in Uganda. Findings derive from
two elements: first, the social settings of work, family and community
including the roles NTS play in these settings. The second element is
connected to the first but goes deeper into individual relationships NTS
have with important people around them. Both elements were found to
be reinforcing and deterring to the NTS’ university schooling project. To
this end, we argue that to achieve quality-inclusive university education
for all learners, the lifelong learning frameworks must be accentuated,
even outside the university.
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Life-world environment;, university schooling project;, non-traditional students;, lifelong learning;, widening access