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The hero's journey : stories of women returning to education.

This article draws upon the metaphor of the 'hero's journey' to further analyse seven stories of women returning to education. These stories have formed the basis of a recent book publication by the authors and are derived from two complementary but separate research studies. None of...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Institutions:	Open Universities Australia University of Newcastle University of Wollongong
Main Authors:	O'Shea, Sarah, Stone, Cathy
Udgivet:	International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education v.5 n.1 p.79-91 https://doi.org/10.5204/intjfyhe.v5i1.186 2014
Fag:	Females First year students Higher education Metaphors Nontraditional students Personal narratives Student adjustment Student experience University students Postsecondary education
Online adgang:	https://doi.org/10.5204/intjfyhe.v5i1.186

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