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Non-traditional Students: Transition and Resilience

Project Details

Financing body

Anniversary Fund of the Central Bank of the Republic of Austria (OeNB)

Description

This project examines the resilience of non-traditional students. The study is aimed at various degree programs with a focus on technology. A new resilience concept is being developed which, based on Bourdieu's theory, focuses on the interaction between students and the university fields. Participants in working groups (students, tutors, teachers) are examined.
These main research areas are dealt with: Interaction between the habitus of non-traditional students and the field, educational risks and dropping out, resilience and student working groups.
A longitudinal study with a mixed methods approach is carried out.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/08/2031/07/24