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Direct linkBellare, Yamini; Smith, Adam; Cochran, Kelcee; Lopez, Samuel Garcia – Adult Learning, 2023
Recent trends in higher education indicate a steady increase in the number of adult and non-traditional learners returning to complete college degrees. Though higher education can provide numerous economic and career enhancement opportunities, adult learners experience several challenges when they return to college. The purpose of this qualitative…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
Baker, Zoe – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate Archer's reflexive modalities in relation to Further Education (FE) students' higher education (HE) decision-making and choices. To do this, it draws on data from a qualitative, longitudinal narrative inquiry that explored how socioeconomically under-represented FE students made their HE…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Choice, Disproportionate Representation, Individual Power
Crounse, Shane; Hinkle, Lygie; Shatzer, Christin – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2018
Adult learners are enrolling in U.S. higher education at a growing pace. These students have obligations and needs that influence their preferences for programs of study, scheduling, and specific support systems. This article recommends a number of research-based institutional practices relevant to the welfare of adult student learners.
Descriptors: Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, College Students, Student Needs
Download full textVan Dussen, Daniel J.; Leson, Suzanne M.; Emerick, Eric S.; Voytek, Joseph A.; Ewen, Heidi H. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Purpose of the Study: This project surveyed health care professionals from both urban and rural care settings in Ohio and examined differences in professionals' needs and interests in continuing gerontological education. Design and Methods: The survey data were analyzed for 766 health care professionals descriptively, using cross-tabulations and…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Educational Needs, Rural Urban Differences, Distance Education
