'I feel different...'. Learning experiences and identities of African students in higher education.

Autor/inn/en	Doutor, Catarina; Alves, Natália
Titel	'I feel different...'. Learning experiences and identities of African students in higher education.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 15 (2024) 1, S. 47-62Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.25656/01:29467 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4778
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-294678
Schlagwörter	Student; Identität; Afrikaner; Hochschulbildung; Lernerfahrung; Biografisches Interview; Biografisches Lernen; Portugal
Abstract	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.)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main