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Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students (2008)
Thesis
Medhurst, P. W. (2008). Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208976

This thesis is concerned with part-time undergraduate students within the higher education system in England. In particular it focusses on the strategies this group of students employ to complete their degrees successfully. I place the experience of... Read More about Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students.

The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care (2008)
Journal Article
Alsop, R., Gonzalez-Arnal, S., & Kilkey, M. (2008). The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care. Gender and Education, 20(6), 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540250802215235

This paper is based upon two empirical studies, which identify care-giving responsibilities as a key mediator of mature students' - a target group within the widening participation strategy - experiences of higher education. Employing a feminist lens... Read More about The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care.

Fatherhood, masculinity and anger: men understanding emotion work in families (2008)
Thesis
Jarrell, C. R. (2008). Fatherhood, masculinity and anger: men understanding emotion work in families. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212851

The objectives of this thesis are: 1. To contribute to the contemporary agenda on research into fatherhood by focusing on the successes and difficulties of fathers being more involved in the intimate care of their children. 2. To contribute to... Read More about Fatherhood, masculinity and anger: men understanding emotion work in families.