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This article considers how the experience of community for young people from rural places (inclusive of regional and remote) can be influential in building a legacy of strengths and qualities, much like an inheritance. While there are many studies of rural youth, few consider rurality through complex social-relational dimensions; fewer still include both school and university students. We contend that legacies borne from collective hardship, pulling together and a sense of belonging can set rura...

When mature-age students return to study within higher education, they are presented with opportunities for life changing experiences. Many more students who are mature-age and from diverse backgrounds are now commencing university studies as part of the widening participation phenomenon. While quantitative data are readily available concerning these students, less well known are the lived experiences of the learners who undertake this journey. The focus of this study is an exploration of the ex...

A study suggests prospective leaders should spend a few minutes a day pondering their potential. by Stephen Jones If success in business came through the power of imagination alone the world would be overrun with cohorts of Amazon-like giants. The process of turning an idea into reality requires more than vision; it involves steadfast determination, organisation, luck and usually a lot of hard work too.  But that doesn’t mean that positive thinking or even reflection is meaningless. In fact...

Abstract This article applies the framework of possible selves to the motivation and persistence behaviours of one group of university students. We draw on possible selves to consider how particular goal-focused actions and life experiences may significantly shape movements towards imagined futures. Utilising a narrative approach from longitudinal data, this article considers the ways in which possible selves were articulated by five first-in-family students, all of whom were mature-aged women ...