Classes Going the Distance So People Don't Have To: Instructional...

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education);  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......serve a growing number of adult learners by reaching outside the...boomers are returning to academic institutions in increasing numbers...characteristics and needs of adult learners contrasted with traditionally...vehicle to meet the needs of adult learners. A case ...

Who Are Today's Adult Learners?

The Presidency;  April 1, 2006 ;     297 words ...Who Are Today's Adult Learners? A new monograph from the American...education in the United States. Adult Learners in the United States. A National...gaps in the available data on adult learners, including a lack of information...

A program for counseling and campus support services for African American...

Journal of College Counseling;  March 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......services for African American and Latino adult learners that reduce barriers to graduation...learners' needs is effective in retaining adult learners, thereby making higher education accessible to a student body inclusive of adult learners. ********** College students 25 years...

Barriers to Business Education: Motivating Adult Learners

Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......study compares the responses of 646 adult learners in degree programs from six institutions...recruitment and retention efforts on adult learners who, heretofore, have been a secondary...to conduct comprehensive studies of adult learners in public and private colleges and...

Adult Learners: Mostly Misunderstood and Underserved

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education;  September 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Lducation. It stresses the significance of adult learners in our competitive global economy and...convenience that is essential for many adult learners to succeed. But many American institutions...of limiting the attention turned to adult learners in postsecondary education." says ...

Ceremony honours adult learners

The Northern Echo;  May 21, 2001 ;     103 words ......museum to mark the achievements of adult learners. Dozens of students met at Bowes...County Durham, for the North-East Adult Learners' Awards. The ceremony celebrates the efforts of adult learners who have achieved outstanding results...

Adult Learners' Week: Week shows it's never too late to learn.(Features)

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  May 12, 2005 ;     293 words ...THIS year, Adult Learners' Week runs from Saturday, May 21 to Friday, May 27. Adult Learners' Week is the UK's largest festival and...opportunity to celebrate the achievements of adult learners throughout the country through the Adult...

Recognition for adult learners ; Nominations are now open for the Adult...

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  November 10, 2007 ;     665 words ...Nominations are now open for the Adult Learners' Week Awards 2008. Each year the National...UK's largest festival of learning - Adult Learners' Week (May 17-23, 2008) - and each...Inside Knowledge Group, said: "The Adult Learners' Week Awards recognise exceptional...

Fostering multicultural and identity development in adult learners through...

Adultspan Journal;  September 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The author qualitatively examined adult learners' experiences on a study tour to South...growth in multiculturalism. ********** Adult learners are often seen as individuals who pursue...Hensley and Kinser (2001) found that adult learners constitute a significant percentage...

Program Completion Barriers Faced by Adult Learners in Higher Education.

Academic Exchange Quarterly;  June 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ......attrition and retention of adult learners in higher education programs...of that research shows that adult learners focus on their roles as learners...improving the retention of adult learners and lessening attrition rates...

Information literacy meets adult learners.(infolit land)

Online;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the issue of information literacy for adult learners to my attention. She was taking a course...wasted on anyone under 25. I define adult learners as those who, in the midst of life...not afraid of work. THE STRUGGLES OF ADULT LEARNERS Adult learners, however, face ...

NEW ZEALAND: ADULT LEARNERS' WEEK A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 8, 2008 ;     294 words ......the following news release: Adult Learners' Week is a wonderful opportunity...celebrate the achievements of adult learners, educators and tertiary education...evening. "This year's theme - Adult Learners are Leaders - highlights the...

College group launches workshops, website aimed at adult learners.

Report on Literacy Programs;  January 26, 2006 ;     205 words ...A new focus on adult learners in the college setting has been...colleges and universities. A Focus on Adult Learners Workshop Series began last week...said. ACE also reached out to adult learners last fall with the introduction...

Adult learners more common

University Wire;  September 11, 2002 ;     676 words ......of the student population known as adult learners. Unlike non-traditional students who...average to complete a degree program, adult learners have been away from an educational...requirements. On the national level, adult learners comprise a considerable segment of...

Celebration of success ; COLLEGE: Awards ceremony for 9 adult learners

Birmingham Mail;  June 12, 2008 ;     294 words ...ACHIEVEMENTS of adult learners were celebrated with an inspirational...Blossomfield Road campus. Nine adult learners, along with friends, family, tutors...certificates. The nominees included adult learners studying on courses as diverse...