This book focuses on the voices and experiences of non-traditional students in European higher education. It examines the impact that access to higher education is having on these students lives and discusses what this tells us about European education and society. In particular, it explores the multi-dimensional nature of inequality in varied national contexts focusing on the issues of class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability. The book contributes to the on-going debate about the changing nature of European higher education and argues that research based on the experiences of...

This book focuses on the voices and experiences of non-traditional students in European higher education. It examines the impact that access to higher education is having on these students lives and discusses what this tells us about European education and society. In particular, it explores the multi-dimensional nature of inequality in varied national contexts focusing on the issues of class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability. The book contributes to the on-going debate about the changing nature of European higher education and argues that research based on the experiences of...