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Continuing Education For Adults


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Continuing Education For Adults
An analysis of the effects of continuing education for adult students with families.
1,208 words (approx. 4.8 pages) | 4 sources | MLA | 2007 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper explores the barriers and obstacles faced by adult students with families in continuing their education. It discusses the common practice of the institution giving primary focus to the traditional students' needs and its failure to give due consideration to the needs of the adult student who is also juggling the responsibilities of a career and a family.

Table of Contents:
Statement Of Thesis
Chapter One - Introduction
Chapter Two - Literature Review
Non-Traditional Students Comprise 75% Of Enrollment
Academic Challenges Of Institutional And State Policies
Chapter Three - Sources Of Data And Research Methods
Chapter Four - Analysis And Results
Chapter Five - Summary And Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Given the fact that the non-traditional adult student comprises approximately two-thirds of all college enrollments, it is critically important that the educational institution focus on the needs of the adult student, specifically those who are also juggling work and family along with the demands of college courses. Further challenges exist in obtaining funding for college due to the fact that the adult student has not typically or traditionally been given consideration in college funding access. This seems to be somewhat an oversight whether intentional or not again, when consideration is given to the percentage of college students that the adult student comprises on the college enrollment roster."

Sample of Sources Used:

  • Addressing the Needs of Adult Learners (2006) American Association of State Colleges and Universities Vol.3 No.2 2006 February Online available at: http://www.aascu.org /policymatters/v3_2/default.htm
  • Adjustment to College (2006) Education Families Online available at: http://education.fa milies.com/adjustment-to-college-42-45-eoed.
  • Highlights of 2004 (2004) American Council of Education Online available at: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/Benefits/Highlights_2004/Highlights_2004.htm.
  • Confronting the Odds: Students at Risk and the Pipeline to Higher Education (1997) NCES December 1997 Online available at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/we b/98094.asp.

Cite this paper

APA Citation:

Continuing Education For Adults (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Continuing-Education-For-Adults/93524

MLA Citation:

"Continuing Education For Adults" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Continuing-Education-For-Adults/93524>




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