Voices of Older Baby Boomer Students: Supporting Their Transitions Back into College

Autor/in	Schaefer, Jane L.
Titel	Voices of Older Baby Boomer Students: Supporting Their Transitions Back into College
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 36 (2010) 1, S.67-90 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Baby Boomers; Older Adults; Adult Students; Academic Degrees; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Questionnaires; Models; Guidelines; First Generation College Students; Occupational Aspiration; Student Motivation; Student Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Älterer Erwachsener; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Analogiemodell; Richtlinien; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	The success of older adult students seeking higher education degrees depends, in part, upon fulfillment of critical support needs. This phenomenological study explored the experiences of nine contemporary Older Baby Boomer students (ages 50-62) who are pursuing bachelor's degrees at a Midwestern university. Qualitative data was gathered from individual interviews and reflection questionnaires. Nancy Schlossberg's transition model provided a theoretical framework for the findings, which suggest that most of these learners (a) are first generational college students with deficient information about formal higher education process, (b) are primarily motivated by career aspirations, and (c) experience complex support needs. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10