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URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-294678
DOI: 10.25656/01:29467; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4778
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-294678
DOI: 10.25656/01:29467; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4778
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'I feel different...'. Learning experiences and identities of African students in higher education |
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| Authors |
Doutor, Catarina  ;
Alves, Natália |
| Source | European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 15 (2024) 1, S. 47-62  |
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| Keywords (German) | Student; Identität; Afrikaner; Hochschulbildung; Lernerfahrung; Biografisches Interview; Biografisches Lernen; Portugal |
| sub-discipline | Empirical Educational Research Higher Education |
| Document type | Article (journal) |
| ISSN | 2000-7426; 20007426 |
| Language | English |
| Year of creation | 2024 |
| review status | Peer-Reviewed |
| Abstract (English): | Accessing higher education is a biographical learning experience for all students, which can promote transformations in individuals’ identities. This article aims to investigate the implications of biographical learning experiences on the students’ identities. It will explore African students’ biographical learning experiences in Portuguese higher education and how they shaped their identities. Biographical learning and identity theoretical perspectives were adopted. This is a qualitative study that used biographical interviews with 22 African students enrolling at Portuguese higher education. The content analysis carried out has been organized into 2 themes: biographical learning experiences and identity transformations. The results of the study show that African students gained new knowledge and skills and became more independent and autonomous. They develop their self-confidence and open-mindedness through a new way of seeing the world. Thus, African students’ experiences in higher education contributed to the formation and transformation of their identity. (DIPF/Orig.) |
| other articles of this journal | European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults Jahr: 2024 |
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| Date of publication | 09.04.2024 |
| Citation | Doutor, Catarina; Alves, Natália: 'I feel different...'. Learning experiences and identities of African students in higher education - In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 15 (2024) 1, S. 47-62 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-294678 - DOI: 10.25656/01:29467; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4778 |
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