‘Non-traditional students’ at european universities. A special problem of social inequality

• Authors: Alheit Peter
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The following contribution is based on the qualitative data of a seven-country comparative study on the situation of ‘non-traditional students’ at European universities. It focuses on two key findings of an extensive analysis: (1) deeper theoretical insights that emerge from the wealth of data and that are condensed into Axel Honneth’s ‘theory of recognition’; (2) a revealing comparison of the ‘university cultures’ of the seven countries studied. A brief conclusion for future university policies in Europe closes the contribution.

Keywords

EN

micro-macro approach; seven-country comparative study; theory of recognition; Axel Honneth; university culture; mental space; university policy

• Publisher: Zielona Góra University Press
• Journal: Dyskursy Młodych Andragogów / Adult Education Discourses
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 159-170

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Alheit Peter

• Georg-August-University of Goettingen

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Identifiers

ISSN

2084-2740

DOI

doi.org/10.34768/dma.vi22.589