Changing learning environments at university? Comparing the learning strategies of non-traditional European students engaged in lifelong learning.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Standard
In: Journal of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, p. 1-7.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing learning environments at university?
T2 - Comparing the learning strategies of non-traditional European students engaged in lifelong learning.
AU - Müller, Romina
AU - Beiten, Steffen
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - With the importance of lifelong learning rising in our knowledge-based society, educators in higher education must meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. An important question within this context is how these students learn. Little research is yet to be found on the learningstrategies of these groups of lifelong learners. This article fills this gap, providing research on the learning strategies of lifelong learners at three European universities. The analysis shows that distancelearners and employed learners learn less through repetition and cooperation, compared to other groups of lifelong learners. Furthermore, these students revealed that they use active rather than reactive coping strategies. These results were confirmed for lifelong learners in all participating countries andonly minor differences between countries were found.
AB - With the importance of lifelong learning rising in our knowledge-based society, educators in higher education must meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. An important question within this context is how these students learn. Little research is yet to be found on the learningstrategies of these groups of lifelong learners. This article fills this gap, providing research on the learning strategies of lifelong learners at three European universities. The analysis shows that distancelearners and employed learners learn less through repetition and cooperation, compared to other groups of lifelong learners. Furthermore, these students revealed that they use active rather than reactive coping strategies. These results were confirmed for lifelong learners in all participating countries andonly minor differences between countries were found.
KW - Sociology
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 3
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Journal of Educational Sciences and Psychology
JF - Journal of Educational Sciences and Psychology
SN - 2247-6377
IS - 1
ER -