Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Germany
Federally funded book examines life worlds and transitions of distance students
A newly published edited collection, '(Fern-)Studierende – Lebenswelten und Übergänge', looks at how varied study realities are, paying particular attention to the challenges and opportunities of transition phases.
Why it matters: The volume centres on students' life worlds and on the challenges and opportunities that transition phases bring to their studies.
A new edited volume titled '(Fern-)Studierende – Lebenswelten und Übergänge' ('(Distance) Students – Life Worlds and Transitions') has been published, edited by Sabrina Schaper, Jennifer Lange and Sandra Hofhues.
According to the announcement, the book explores the diversity of study realities, which it describes as shaped by individual biographies, social contexts and institutional conditions.
The announcement said the volume gives particular attention to the challenges and opportunities that arise in phases of transition.
The publication is funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
The editors, Sabrina Schaper, Jennifer Lange and Sandra Hofhues, place transition phases at the centre of the volume, which the announcement presents as the points where particular challenges and opportunities arise for students.
