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Haley, Karen J.; Lohr, Kathy D. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2018
Many students return to graduate programs as experts in their prior fields. "Returners," as they are commonly termed, have undergraduate degrees and have worked five or more years before returning for a graduate degree. While there is a significant body of literature on graduate students in general, there is less research on students…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Specialists, Work Experience, Graduate Students
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Travers, Nan L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
The previous article, "Prior Learning Assessment: What is next after 40 years? Part 1: Prior Learning Assessment: 1970-2011" focused on the history of prior learning assessment (PLA) in the United States over the past 40 years. After exploring more recent recognition and development of PLA across institutions of higher education, the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Prior Learning, Educational Quality, Teaching Methods
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Solan, Ann M.; Gambescia, Stephen F. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2010
Commentators in the profession are asking why adult continuing education students seem preoccupied over getting "a good grade" and "finishing school quickly" rather than pausing to consider how the teaching/learning process helps their personal growth and valuing learning for learning's sake. The purpose of this study was to identify, categorize,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Teaching Methods, Adult Education