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| Lifelong Learning | 2 |
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| Daloz, L. A. | 1 |
| Steitz, Jean A. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
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Daloz, L. A. – Lifelong Learning, 1988
Describes the experiences of a mentor with a retired nursing home proprietor who entered an off-campus degree program. (JOW)
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Higher Education, Individual Development, Mentors
Steitz, Jean A. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
Discusses, from a developmental perspective, issues surrounding the middle-aged adult student experience within institutions of higher education. Three topics are addressed: cognitive abilities and needs, with an expanded role for professors; the academic normative environment versus the adult normative environment; and professor and adult student…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Cognitive Ability, Educational Environment
