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Selecting Mature Learners: A Toolkit for Admissions Tutors

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The Foundation programme offers a gateway into Higher Education (HE) for mature students, many of whom have been out of formal education for a long time and may also lack academic qualifications often seen as appropriate for the courses they wish to pursue. Collecting evidence from the literature, academics and current and prospective students, I discuss how an admissions “toolkit” may be developed to allow those who deal with admissions to identify merit and potential amongst applicants.

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    Catherine A. Marshall

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    Sam J. Nolan

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    Douglas P. Newton

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Moreton, I. (2016). Selecting Mature Learners: A Toolkit for Admissions Tutors. In: Marshall, C., Nolan, S., Newton, D. (eds) Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94969-4_6

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