The Experiences of Older Adult Learners in Higher Education ...

Students had to continue their postsecondary education via distance learning when academic institutions and universities were forced to ...

By Naeemah Giovanni Hardison, Published on 04/04/24.

Examining the Experiences of Adult Learners in Higher Education

They are typically students who are 25 years and older, attend part-time, work full-time, and tend to juggle family or dependent demands with schoolwork.

Top 5 Challenges Older College Students Face | WVU Online

In the ever-changing world of education, one noticeable trend is the increasing number of adults making their way back to college. Whether it's ...

Older Adults' Motivation to Learn in Higher Education

This study aims to understand older adults' learning in the context of higher education. Specifically, this study argues that higher education can function as a ...

Older learners in higher education - State Library of Massachusetts

The Gerontology Institute and Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) was a natural setting for this study on older learnersin higher ...

Claiming Space: Older Adult Students' Lived Experience and Sense ...

To date, there remains a significant gap in scholarship that directly engages with older adult students about their experiences on higher education campuses ( ...

ED569325 - The Lived Experience of Older Adult Learners in ... - ERIC

A qualitative study allowed the researcher to gain insight into the phenomena from those who had first-hand experiential knowledge of the educational process.

The Learning Experience of Older Adult Students at a Community ...

The results indicated that older adult learners in the study described challenges in their classroom experiences related to self-efficacy and the selection of ...

The Challenges and Advantages of Being an Older College Student

Many adult learners work to support a family and may be trying to save for their children's future education and retirement. They may find it ...

Adult Students in Higher Education: Classroom Experiences and ...

In. Ontario colleges, students are generally considered mature students if they are 19 years of age or older, have been out of secondary school for at least one ...

The learning experiences of older adults as university students.

In-depth interviews with nine older adults enrolled in degree programs in a university were conducted to elicit their persona1 narratives of their learning ...

Exploring the Dynamic Process of Older Adult Learners Recognizing ...

The study shows that older adults are open to learning from younger individuals when they feel respected and supported. These insights can help ...

It' s now or never: The Experiences of 'Older' Mature Learners in ...

'Older' mature learners i.e., 40+ years, represent a notable proportion of learners in further education and training in Ireland. This study ...

Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college - EAB

Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining ...

Brookings Research: Learning from Older Adult College Graduates

The presence of older adult students has contributed to reducing or even reversing racial and gender gaps in college completion rates, ...

Parenting Adult Learners' Experiences in Higher Education

For example, one parenting adult learner described how their college offered evening and weekend courses, which would have been helpful—but on-campus childcare ...

Older Learners in Higher Education: Age-Friendly University Models ...

The first paper will begin by discussing intergenerational learning opportunities for utilizing older adult learners in innovative ways to ...

Understanding the lived experiences of adult learners

Many systems and processes in higher education were built around the traditional-aged student model. To facilitate the success of older students, new processes ...

exploring the experiences and needs of adult learners at a public ...

Although older students challenge the status quo of higher education, traditional institutions continue to dismiss their needs in the development of policies ...