Gender, Change and Identity : Mature Women Students in Universities (Hardcover)

1. Gender Issues in Adult and Higher Education: Concepts, Perspectives and Research. 2. Drawing on Theory: Combining Action, Structure and Feminism. 3. Researching Women’s Lives: Interviews as Life Histories. 4. Warwick University: Culture, Context and Community. 5. Connecting the Past with the Present: The Impact of Education, Gender and Class. 6. Employment, Domesticity and the Quest for Fulfilment. 7. Learning a Mature Student Career: Adjustment and Consolidation. 8. Experiencing University Life: Intersections of Public and Private Worlds. 9. Present and Future Biographies: Changing Lives and Future Hopes. 10. Transforming Women’s Lives: Education as Empowerment?