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Direct linkTyler, Kelly Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Adult learners represent a growing population of students seeking postsecondary education. This qualitative investigation sought to understand the lived experience of the adult learner during matriculation. Through the use of semi-structured questions, 15 newly enrolled adult learners participated in a private, one-on-one interview to describe…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Admission (School), Student Experience, Psychological Patterns
Michell Ivey – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of adult learners in a first-year seminar course at Columbia State Community College, located in middle Tennessee, to determine if the content of the course has an impact on the learners' adjustment to college. With the statewide initiative to reach a goal of 55% of the state's population…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Adult Students, Student Experience, First Year Seminars
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Download full textCollom, Gresham Donald; Cooper, Ashton Ryan – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2022
Utilizing narrative inquiry and thematic analysis, this study followed up with adult students who initially participated in a qualitative project, Understanding How Students Reconnect: A Longitudinal Study (Collom et al., 2021). Five participants shared their experiences as adult students during COVID-19, which included their experiences shifting…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Experience, COVID-19, Pandemics
