Abstract

SILVA, Rita Santos  and  NASCIMENTO, Inês. The students oldest than 23 years in Portuguese Higher Education: Critical study and documentary review. Rev. bras. orientac. prof [online]. 2010, vol.11, n.1, pp.73-82. ISSN 1984-7270.

In an ever more demanding world in which concerns educational practices and curriculum value in the labor market, it is important to reflect on the growing need demonstrated by the adult population to update their knowledge and be formally recognized for the skills acquired throughout their life. This written exhibition is based on a literature review study with the primary goal of exploring the issue of access of adults aged over 23 (M23) into Higher Education (ES) in the Portuguese educational context. Thus, we intend to achieve a better understanding of the concept of lifelong learning and development theories associated with it, exploring models of adults’ training / education and the implications of this latest regime of access at European and national level. Adopting an active questioning about differing opinions on the subject, we assume a critical attitude to this special access regime.

Keywords : Students; Adults; Higher education; Learning; Adult education.

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