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Bellare, 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
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Davaasambuu, Sarantsetseg; Cinelli, Jessica; Zagari, Christine – Adult Learning, 2020
Background: Adult Student Priorities Survey (ASPS) from Ruffalo Noel Levitz was utilized to examine the level of importance and the level of satisfaction of continuing education students in allied health care and English as a second language (ESL) programs at Kingborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY. Method: Mean scores for both…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Noncredit Courses, Student Attitudes, Continuing Education
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Merrill, Henry S. – Adult Learning, 2012
This article shares a reframing of lifelong learning beyond a formal career. Like many of his peers, after 40 years in postsecondary education, the author has moved beyond his most recent full-time work teaching in an adult education graduate program to emeritus faculty status. In this article, he shares his experience moving into the next phase…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, College Faculty, Retirement, Older Adults