Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Hearing Voices -- Nicola Simmons -- Part 1: Dispositional Barriers and Student Identity -- 2 Hedonic and Eudiamonic Approaches to Adult Learning -- Lori A. Doan and Amy E. De Jaeger -- 3 Gifting as a Construct for Older Adults' Participation in the Academy -- Sandra Becker -- 4 Being a Mature-Aged Student Partner: Joy, Alienation, and Disappointment -- Preeti Vayada -- 5 Learning and Teaching with Adults: Contexts for Pedagogy and Critical Reflexivity -- Susan E. Elliott-Johns -- 6 Finding My Voice: A Conversation about Indigenous Adult Education -- Katia Olsen and Carmen Rodríguez de France -- 7 Bringing Our Mohawk People Home -- Troy Hill -- Part 2: Situational Barriers -- 8 On Being Successful in UK Tertiary Education: A Lifelong Learner's Perspective -- Barbara Anne Nicolls -- 9 Adults' Experiences of Returning to and Succeeding in Higher Education: Three Case Studies -- Keith Burn -- 10 Women with Caring Responsibilities: Is There a Genuine Place for them at University? -- Cathy Stone and Sarah O'Shea -- 11 Higher Education as an Additional Mid-Life Transition: Motivations and Challenges of Older Female Students -- Adele Chadwick -- 12 Gypsies, Travellers, and Roma in UK Higher Education: A View from inside the Academy -- Sherrie Smith, Margaret Greenfields and Rebecca Rochon -- 13 Voices from Down Under: Analysing the Learning Experience of Adults in an Australian Academy -- Catherine Snelling, Dorothy Missingham, Sophie Karanicolas, Beth R. Loveys, Lucas Allen, Daniel Cleminson, Geremy Collom, Natalie Dewing, Eli Duykers, Imogen McNamara, Matthew Slater, Ashleigh Taylor and Sinead Wright -- Part 3: Institutional Factors -- 14 Questioning Third Age Learners in Ontario Universities: A Numeric and Policy Analysis -- Rahul Kumar -- 15 Student Services for Adult Learners: Reviewing a Sample of Ontario Universities -- Angelina Evans and Kathleen Clarke -- 16 The Untapped Opportunity of Older Adult Students on Campus -- Cobi Ladner -- 17 Should Higher Education Care about Baby Boomer Students? -- Monica Wice -- 18 Supporting Mature Students: Individualization and Learning Outcomes -- Selina Sharma -- 19 My Adult Learning Journey: Conceptualizing the Past and Reorienting for the Future Together -- Melanie Extance -- 20 Considering the Flip Side of Online Distance Education to Inspire Self-directed Learning for Non-traditional Students -- Leahann Hendrickse -- 21 Conclusion: Building Change -- Julie Podrebarac.

This book examines themes from adult students in higher education: dispositional characteristics, situational barriers to academic success, and how institutional policy and procedures create obstacles for these non-traditional learners. While much has been written in the peer-reviewed literature about adult students, a commonly missing perspective is that of the students. In this book, adult learners write about their own conditions and contexts, bringing to light the gaps in institutional support for this growing community. The rich narratives, case studies, and comprehensive reviews within chapters highlight the unique implications faced by this student population, and provide first-hand accounts on which institutions can acknowledge, value, and facilitate change for an evolved, equitable, and elevated educational experience. Contributors are: Lucas Allen, Sandra Becker, Keith Burn, Adele Chadwick, Kathleen Clarke, Daniel Cleminson, Geremy Collom, Amy De Jaeger, Natalie Dewing, Lori Doan, Eli Duykers, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Angelina Evans, Melanie Extance, Margaret Greenfields, Leahann Hendrickse, Troy Hill, Sophie Karanicolas, Rahul Kumar, Cobi Ladner, Beth Loveys, Dorothy Missingham, Barbara A.Nicolls, Katia Olsen, Sarah O'Shea, Julie Podrebarac, Carmen Rodríguez de France, Rebecca Rochon, Selina Sharma, Nicola Simmons, Matthew Slater, Sherrie Smith, Cathy Snelling, Cathy Stone, Ashleigh Taylor, Preeti Vayada, Monica Wice and Sinead Wright.

Description based on print version record.