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    The mature student's guide to higher education / Linda Pritchard with Leila Roberts.

    By: Pritchard, LindaContributor(s): Roberts, LeilaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2006Description: viii, 159 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780335217748 (hbk.); 0335217745 (hbk.); 0335217737 (pbk.); 9780335217731 (pbk.)Subject(s): Adult college students -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Education, Higher -- Great Britain | Adult college students -- Services for -- Great BritainDDC classification: 378.1980941 | 378.1982 LOC classification: LC5215 | .P75 2006Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
    Contents:
    Why study? -- Barriers to study and how to overcome them -- Preparation for study -- Study skills -- Why higher education? -- Student finance -- Choosing a course and university -- Preparation courses for higher education -- Getting ready for the start of term -- Keeping going to the end -- Career prospects.
    Summary: This guide enables adults to manage the transition to study by demystifying aspects of higher education with regard to course choice, modes of study, and what to expect. It aims to encourage mature students to acquire a range of skills, but also to develop the skills they already possess.
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]) and index.

    1. Why study? -- 2. Barriers to study and how to overcome them -- 3. Preparation for study -- 4. Study skills -- 5. Why higher education? -- 6. Student finance -- 7. Choosing a course and university -- 8. Preparation courses for higher education -- 9. Getting ready for the start of term -- 10. Keeping going to the end -- 11. Career prospects.

    This guide enables adults to manage the transition to study by demystifying aspects of higher education with regard to course choice, modes of study, and what to expect. It aims to encourage mature students to acquire a range of skills, but also to develop the skills they already possess.

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