Predictors of academic performance in an adult education degree at a Business School in South Africa

In South Africa under apartheid, higher education was unavailable to a large segment of the population. Many who enrol for an undergraduate degree today are thus mature students or ‘adult learners’ 25 years or older who are in full-time employment. Since these students learn differently from their younger peers, institutions need to know what factors influence their academic performance, so as to target interventions and support services...