The Mature Students Companion for Successful Undergraduate S... - 9781032619231

The Mature Students Companion for Successful Undergraduate StudyAuthor(s): David Allan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032619231, 978-1032619231\nSynopsis\nA guiding resource and supportive companion, this book is designed for mature individuals intending to undertake an undergraduate degree.\n\nComprehensively yet succinctly covering all of the knowledge and skills expected when studying at university, it recognises that mature students face a variety of obstacles that have to be carefully circumnavigated and that often, the support for doing this is difficult to find in one place. With a wealth of practical strategies for developing a range of key study skills, whilst, at the same time, addressing the difficulties people face in preparing for the numerous changes that university study can bring, this key text highlights to the reader the significance of individual strengths obtained from life experiences, and .