Current Trends in Adult Degree Programs: How Public Universities Respond to the Needs of Adult Learners

Autor/in	Gast, Angela
Titel	Current Trends in Adult Degree Programs: How Public Universities Respond to the Needs of Adult Learners
Quelle	In: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, (2013) 140, S.17-25 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2891
DOI	10.1002/ace.20070
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Academic Degrees; Educational Trends; Public Colleges; Student Needs; Adult Students; Research Universities; Educational Opportunities; Educational Attainment; Graduation Rate; School Holding Power; Delivery Systems; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Bildungsentwicklung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Forschungseinrichtung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Auslieferung; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	Although many adult students turn to online degree programs due to their flexibility and convenience, a majority of prospective adult learners prefer to take classes on traditional brick-and-mortar campuses. This chapter examines how public research universities create pathways to degree attainment and boost degree completion rates among adult students. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10