Transition into and within higher education

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Titel: Transition into and within higher education
Autoren: Hendrik Schirmer
Weitere Verfasser: wbv Media Repository
Quelle: Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe: Eurostudent 8 Synopsis of Indicators 2021-2024 ISBN: 9783763977475
Verlagsinformationen: wbv Media, 2024.
Publikationsjahr: 2024
Schlagwörter: study success, higher education entry, 4. Education, study interruptions, lifelong learning, education participation, 10. No inequality, 16. Peace & justice
Beschreibung: Flexible options for higher education (re-)entrance are important measures to foster social justice and lifelong participation in (higher) education systems with the aim to ultimately create equitable, diverse, and inclusive systems. This chapter looks at these flexible (re-)entry routes along different phases of the study cycle. Not only is the extent of the use of flexible access and return routes across countries considered, but also their suitability for promoting the participation of socially disadvantaged and older population groups in higher education. Main findings include alternative access routes serving as higher education entry paths for older population groups and first-generation students, diversification of access pathways going hand in hand with higher education systems' openness, and extensions of studies beyond the standard period is associated with declining prospects of academic success.
Publikationsart: Part of book or chapter of book
Article
DOI: 10.3278/6001920ew003
Rights: CC BY SA
Dokumentencode: edsair.doi.dedup.....b0a11e6a823ea82f4f46671d5c5c991b
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Flexible options for higher education (re-)entrance are important measures to foster social justice and lifelong participation in (higher) education systems with the aim to ultimately create equitable, diverse, and inclusive systems. This chapter looks at these flexible (re-)entry routes along different phases of the study cycle. Not only is the extent of the use of flexible access and return routes across countries considered, but also their suitability for promoting the participation of socially disadvantaged and older population groups in higher education. Main findings include alternative access routes serving as higher education entry paths for older population groups and first-generation students, diversification of access pathways going hand in hand with higher education systems' openness, and extensions of studies beyond the standard period is associated with declining prospects of academic success.
DOI:10.3278/6001920ew003