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Higher education institutions play an important role in promoting equity
and access conditions to mature learners. Such role includes the ethical commitment
to facilitate learning processes, removing barriers to mature learners’ entry and
persistence in higher education. This paper describes the implementation of flexible
learning pathways in a technology and industrial management graduate course
designed for mature learners. Findings confirm that mature learners welcome
flexible learning pathways and choose the pathways that better suit their needs.
Despite initial academic background differences, success rates are adequate and
similar for different learning pathways, showing that mature learners are capable of
bridging the gaps in their academic development. Findings also show that doubts
related to the impact of some learning pathways on students’ academic integration
are unfounded. Considering the positive results, it is concluded that flexible
learning pathways, together with the widening of entry routes to higher education,
promote equity and access conditions to mature learners.
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Keywords
Higher education Mature learners Equity Flexible learning Learning pathways
Citation
Duarte R., de Oliveira Pires A.L., Nobre Â.L. (2018) Mature Learners’ Participation in Higher Education and Flexible Learning Pathways: Lessons Learned from an Exploratory Experimental Research. In Nascimento M., Alves G., Morais E. (eds). Contributions to Higher Engineering Education, Springer, pp.33-53
Publisher
Springer