Intro; Preface; Praise for Mature-Age Male Students in Higher Education; Contents; Part I: Concepts, Theories and Issues; 1: Mature-Age Male Students; Some Findings from International Research; Excluded Men: Some Implications; Mature-Age Male Students: Demographic Overview of This Study; Structure of the Book; References; Part II Aspirations and Motivations; References; 2: Work; A Better Life; References; 3: Family; A Job That Will Support My Family; Making My Family Proud; References; 4: Love of Learning; References; Part III Studying, Learning and Fitting in; 5: Attitudes to School

Gendered ExpectationsReferences; 6: Fitting in on Campus; Leaving Home or Staying; Orientation and Induction; Fitting in and Making Friends; Relationships with Staff; References; 7: Studying and Learning; Success and the Future; References; Part IV: Conclusions and Recommendations; 8: Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations; Communication; Teaching and Learning; Support, Orientation and Induction; Summary of Recommendations; References; Index