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Adults Returning to Class
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Adults Returning to Class
Yazar:
Smith, Steven, author.
ISBN:
9780438061736
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1 electronic resource (22 pages)
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Minadene H. Waldrop.
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This thesis is a literature review researching the challenges that adult male and female students encounter when returning to college or enrolling for the first time. Adult students, any student over the age of 25, continue to change the demographic landscape of most campuses across the United States. The number of adult students enrolled is expected to rise to 40% by 2017 (Tennant, 2012). Many adult students return to college for better jobs, or advancement in a present job, while some return for lifelong learning. Once the decision is made to return to college, the challenges begin. Adult students face many challenges when returning to the classroom, specifically in time management, work relationships, and family support. Entering college brings many changes to the adult student, making family support vital. Time management becomes important, to help keep up with the demands college, family, and employment require. Class work, family obligations, and employment each add their own challenges, which can be compounded by poor time management. This thesis also looks at the stress adult students face while attending college. It also compares family support, time management, and work relationships between male and female adult students in American universities. The research revealed that more adult college-enrolled males were maintaining enrollment in traditionally female dominated fields, such as nursing and other healthcare careers. The thesis also discovered that adult students take longer to complete their degrees due to challenges they face.
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School code: 1864
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