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Download full textRoot, Tina M. – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
In the United States, there is a significant need for higher education institutions to provide adult degree completion programs (ADCP) to help students complete their degrees. According to the National Student Clearing House Research Center, as of July 2021, there are 41 million students with some college, no credentials (SCNC), in the United…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Educational Attainment
Avoseh, Mejai, Ed.; Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2020
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These papers are from the CIAE 2020 Virtual International…
Descriptors: Adult Education, International Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Bransberger, Peace – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2015
In July 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a major restructuring and modernization of U.S. workforce development programs originally created through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which had been awaiting reauthorization for more than a decade. This brief provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Direct linkO'Callaghan, Phyllis – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
The road to a new degree program is rarely smooth. The author describes the lengthy and bumpy path to the successful creation of and approval for the first nontraditional doctorate offered at Georgetown University, the Doctor of Liberal Studies Degree (DLS). The new Doctor in Liberal Studies (DLS) required applicants to have a master's degree or…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Program Development, Nontraditional Education, Doctoral Programs
Shifting Gears: Building New Pathways for Low-Skilled Workers to Succeed in the 21st Century Economy
Joyce Foundation, 2013
The United States faces an increasing gap between the skills possessed by its workforce and those that are necessary to succeed in the 21st century economy. This gap poses a threat to the financial wellbeing of low-skilled American workers and their families and to the nation's long-term economic growth. Recognizing the threat posed by these…
Descriptors: Semiskilled Workers, Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
Jass, Lori K. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, comprises three primary units that each serve a distinct population: the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is a residential college for roughly 2,800 traditional-age undergraduates; the College of Adult and Professional Studies and Graduate School (CAPS/GS) serves roughly 2,200 adult learners at both the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Systems Approach
Blair, Anthony L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
Eastern University has moved from a distributed model to a centralized model for administration of its adult degree programs. This move involved numerous factors and motivations but one central component in the ultimate success of that move was a significant change in the role of faculty assigned to the program. Once regarded as rather ancillary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Administrative Organization
Starting from Scratch: The Evolution of One University's Administrative Structure for Adult Programs
Williams, Carol G. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
Abilene Christian University uses a hybrid governance model. Centralized structures include traditional program departments that supply the faculty and curriculum development for online graduate programs. Decentralized structures include an associate provost and separate student services for the online program.
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Program Development, Adult Programs, Online Courses
Levine, Alissa; Winkler, Christoph; Petersen, Saul – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
The Center for Economic and Workforce Development (CEWD) at Kingsborough Community College (KCC) is currently working on a workforce development project that contains innovative teaching tools that proved successful in overcoming issues of academic isolation facing the student body. The CUNY Young Adult Program (CYAP) is a partnership of three…
Descriptors: Food Service, Career Planning, Adult Programs, Young Adults
Bartlett, Kenneth R.; Bartling, Frederick P. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to assess self-perceived leadership styles practiced by adult educators and graduate-level adult education students adopting transformational leadership theory embodied in the Full Range of Leadership Model. Results show significant differences between practitioners and graduate students in mean scores for the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Adult Education, Leadership Training, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedSoney, Ralph – Adult Learning, 2003
The appearance of the adult learner in the milieu of higher education on such an unprecedented scale necessitates that educational administrators develop strategies that enhance the success of these students. In more than a few instances, this will entail a shifting of accepted paradigms and assumptions when it comes to the administration and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Faculty Development, Educational Needs, Curriculum Development
Bash, Lee – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 1999
Adult learners comprise almost 50 percent of all students enrolled in higher Education. Some argue they are pioneering change in today's higher educational landscape. This book is designed to assist faculty members and administrators who want to understand how the impact of adult learning programs has and is helping to transform the academy and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Adult Learning
