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Knofla, Tracy A. – Campus Activities Programming, 1989
Theories of life cycle phases, adult development, and adult motivation to learn provide a basis for planning and developing campus activities to attract the attention of this market. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Age Differences, Developmental Stages
Hughes, Fergus P. – 1980
The recent phenomenon of the "returning adult" to colleges has raised concern regarding two implications: age decline in intellectual ability and loss due to lack of practice. Literature indicates slight impairment of the problem-solving function until the years of advanced age. The degree of impairment is related to factors of educational…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
