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Educating Part-Time Adult Learners in Transition. ERIC Digest.
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Conrad, Judi – 1993
Adult learners, who comprise over half of all students in higher education, are typically part-time students in transition and present special challenges to colleges and universities. These students are primarily seeking to improve their situation through education, and their commitment to self-improvement dictates a different set of aspirations…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Continuing Education