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Recruiting mature students to Higher Education: Who, why and how? UALL Conference

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In the last two years there has been a 40% decrease in the number of mature students participating in university study. This has serious implications for widening participation - and for the economy.  Social groups under-represented in higher education often choose to take up their studies later in life rather than at 18 so it is important that the HE sector continues to provide that opportunity.

RELA - Calls for Papers

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Please find attached the current available call for papers to RELA. 

Open call for paper – papers related to the aim/scope of RELA is welcome at any time. See attachment. 

Thematic issue of RELA: Migration and the education and learning of adults. Submission deadline: October 15. See attachment. 

Best wishes

Andreas Fejes
Professor and chair of adult education research (Vuxenpedagogik)
Pro-Dean for research and doctoral studies, faculty of educational sciences, Linköping University

Placement Provision: What does research show us?

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The Wilson Review advocated the promotion of work placements as an effective way of improving employability.  Research shows that such integrated work experience also improves degree performance.  This session, run jointly with ASET, who have been advocating the importance of work experience for many years, aims to show case current research on work placements and to provoke discussion, inform practitioners and policy makers.

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