Facilitating Lifelong Learning for Mature Part-time Students: Findings from South Africa and Norway
Tone Vold,
Ann Lourens,
Linda V. Kiønig
et al.
Abstract:When the COVID-19 pandemic spread, governments worldwide ordered most of the population to stay at home. From one day to the other all lecturing in higher education institutions (HEIs) had to be online. For many this resulted in solitude and isolation, something that in turn ad an effect on students’ well-being and academic achievements. The situation was somewhat different for mature part-time students (MPTS). They had struggled with being able to attend classes (at a campus), sometimes feeling alienated and … Show more
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