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Direct linkGrable, John E. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
Innovation in doctoral degree program development and delivery provides an effective counterpoint to the expert-apprentice model established in the Middle Ages. The author outlines the importance of innovation in reaching adult learners and describes an innovative hybrid PhD program designed to allow aspiring doctoral adult-age students to pursue…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Doctoral Degrees
Peer reviewedHusson, William J.; Kennedy, Tom – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
Successful accelerated degree programs should be learner focused, market sensitive, accessible, and high quality. They should offer a variety of options and excellent customer service. Key elements include institutional purpose, decision-making process, curricular design, adjunct faculty, marketing, and promotional materials. (SK)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Learning, Adult Students, Degrees (Academic)
Brown, Joann A. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
Four marketing strategies are critical to the success of adult degree programs: integrating marketing, knowing your students (research), shaping programs and services for adults, and staying the course (retention).
Descriptors: Marketing, Adult Students, Student Recruitment, Academic Degrees
Pappas, James P.; Jerman, Jerry – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
This concluding chapter offers a number of key considerations for institutions interested in developing and delivering adult degree programs.
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Education, Higher Education, Program Development
Knox, Alan B. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
Collaboration across the domains of continuing education and organizations advance civil society to address public issues.
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Continuing Education, Citizenship Education, Political Issues
