Researching Retention and Non-Traditional Learners: evidence on pre-entry preparation

Citation

Field J & Morgan-Klein N (2010) Researching Retention and Non-Traditional Learners: evidence on pre-entry preparation. Hitting the ground running: reflections on pre-entry student support and new students’ academic preparedness for higher education, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, 04.06.2010-04.06.2010. http://www.gcu.ac.uk

Abstract
This paper reports on experiences of non-traditional undergraduates who have entered university following a pre-entry preparatory programme. The evidence is drawn from a collaborative European research project on Access and Retention: Experiences of Non-traditional Learners in Higher Education. The project focuses on access, retention and drop-out in higher education institutions in relation to non-traditional students (younger and adults) and the factors which promote or inhibit this (for further details see www.ranlhe.dsw.edu.pl). We present here findings for the Scottish sample to date.

Keywords
Higher education; Retention; Access; Participation; Nontraditional college students Scotland; College drop-outs Scotland; Motivation in adult education; Education, Higher Research