about the author

Dr. Catherine Dawson has been a researcher specialising in educational research and a tutor working with adults for over twenty years.

She has written extensively for academic journals and popular magazines and is passionate about providing information to help under-represented groups enter further and higher education.

The quotations, tips, case studies and examples contained in the books have been collected by Catherine through interviews, focus groups and questionnaires. These have been conducted with students in further education colleges, universities and adult residential colleges in the UK.