Tips for Adults Going Back to College

Take baby steps
As Rice learned, moving back into the rigors of academia isn’t always the simplest of transitions. So don’t load up with more than one or two classes at first, Kay said. Rather, “dip your toe into the water” by taking a light load at the beginning.
“I’m really a big promoter of testing the [...]

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A Study on the Value and Feasibility of Pursuing Higher Education as an Adult

The purpose of the survey was to gain a statistically sound understanding of the views of American adults about the value and feasibility of pursuing higher education in adult life. The survey was conducted online from May 2 through May 15, 2006. Respondents included those with no college degree, as well as those with bachelor’s, [...]

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Online Learning for Adults

Even though seniors’ use of the Internet is more limited than use by their younger cohorts, the rapid growth, along with the inevitable effect of younger users aging, suggests that the majority of seniors will be using the Internet for ever-widening purposes within the decade. With greater Internet penetration among the elderly, the opportunity for [...]

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Adult Learners, Implications for Colleges and Educators

College or university is a central institution of the current post-industrial society. Therefore, the effect of aging on the adult learner and implications for educators will be examined in that context. The focus here is on the adult that has had life experiences and has often been referred to as a non-traditional student in the [...]

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Knowledge About Adult Learning

A variety of sources provides us with a body of fairly reliable knowledge about adult learning. This knowledge might be divided into three basic divisions: things we know about adult learners and their motivation, things we know about designing curriculum for adults, and things we know about working with adults in the classroom.
Source: Honolulu [...]

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