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Tyler, 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
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Bledsoe, Kristin – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2022
Much has been written concerning large, public universities and their utilization of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs). However, most small, private colleges and universities do not use teaching assistants for online instruction. Therefore, providing online graduate students opportunities to build and hone their teaching practice is vitally…
Descriptors: Mentors, Electronic Learning, Teaching Assistants, Doctoral Students
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Jee, Jeffrey Mark; Good, Donald W. – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2017
The U.S. Congress has recognized that safety is essential on our college and university campuses. Incidents such as the Virginia Tech massacre and the death of Jeanne Clery have emphasized the need for legislation that assists students in selecting a safe college and improves their safety by reducing the incidence of crimes and fires. The Clery…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Private Colleges, School Safety, Federal Legislation
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Eeds, Angela; Vanags, Chris; Creamer, Jonathan; Loveless, Mary; Dixon, Amanda; Sperling, Harvey; McCombs, Glenn; Robinson, Doug; Shepherd, Virginia L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) is an innovative partnership program between a Research I private university and a large urban public school system. The SSMV was started in 2007 and currently has 101 students enrolled in the program, with a total of 60 students who have completed the 4-yr sequential program. Students attend…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education