This qualitative study investigated the academic and social experiences and life events that propelled 13 Black male nontraditional undergraduates to transition back to college and explored the various programs and institutional agents these men used once on campus. Findings indicated that participant's faced challenges with college as…

The composition of the college population has shifted from a bastion of full-time 18- to 22-year-old students to a far more diverse population that typically works part-time or full-time, has greater family commitments, is over 24, and is juggling various competing responsibilities while attending college. This shift has prompted researchers to…

Suggests that academic advisors and administrators need to be aware that working with returning adult students requires careful and thorough consultation to ensure that mature students are encouraged to continue and made aware of the demands of the program. (JOW)

The process of assessing prior experiential learning can be painful as adults analyze traumatic or embarrassing experiences, revisit disturbing problems, and find their confidence in past experiences shaken. (SK)

An orientation for returning nursing students at the University of Hartford has three steps: decide what you want to say, who will be involved, and how information will be presented. The third step follows three principles: set the stage, make it experiential, and make it fun. (SK)