Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students

1. Barriers to Accessing Higher Education
Catherine A. Marshall

2. Understanding Foundation Year Provision
Steve Leech, Catherine A. Marshall, Geoff Wren

3. Language Issues Facing Non-Traditional Students: Some Problems and Solutions
Megan Bruce, Simon Rees, Julie Wilson

4. Teaching Mathematics to Adults: Integrating New and Old Knowledge
Mary Dodd, Jean Mathias, Sam J. Nolan

5. Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Anxieties in Practical Science
Sam J. Nolan, Simon Rees, Carole Rushall

6. Selecting Mature Learners: A Toolkit for Admissions Tutors
Ian Moreton

7. Challenges and Opportunities in Using Facebook to Build a Community for Students at a UK University
Nick Pearce, Sarah Learmonth

8. Engendering an Online Community: Supporting Students on the Transition into University Life
Sam J. Nolan, Megan Bruce, Steve Leech

9. Culture Shock: Applying the Lessons from International Student Acculturation to Non-Traditional Students
Catherine A. Marshall, Jinhua Mathias

10. Adjusting Teaching Practices for Mature Adults to Incorporate Understandings of Affective Processes and Self-efficacy in Maths
Mary D. Dodd

11. Students’ Academic Emotions, Their Effects and Some Suggestions for Teaching Practices
Douglas P. Newton

12. Stories with a Foundation
Catherine A. Marshall

Avainsanat: Education, Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Sociology of Education