Age is not a barrier when it comes to learning. About 40% of mature students studying at university are over the age of 30, some in their 50s and 60s. Many have mortgages, families and are in full-time employment. More...
Strada Acquires Adult Learning Group
Education à l'activité civique des adultes: entre théorie et pratique - Partie II
Education à l'activité civique des adultes : entre théorie et pratique (Partie I)
L’éducation des adultes – Accéder aux causes des problèmes et aux possibilités de concevoir des changements
D.C. experiments with providing schooling for adults
A high school dropout, Nicole Dickey adds fractions in math class at a charter school for adults, hoping to earn her high school credentials and find a good paying office job. More...
The Landscape of 'Post-Traditional' Learners
By Doug Lederman. Many changes are needed -- in federal financial aid policies, how institutions and others recognize nonformal learning, among other things -- if the roughly 60 percent of undergraduates who are "post-traditional learners" are to get a meaningful postsecondary credential, the American Council on Education says in a new report. More...
Online and Adult Learners More Satisfied with College Experience than Traditional Students
Techno-News Blog. According to a new national survey, online and adult students are generally more satisfied with their overall college experience than traditional on-campus students. More...
Teaching Adult Students with Considerable Professional Expertise
Techno-News Blog. Trends toward increased enrollment of non-traditional students are expected to continue (Stringer, 2015). Discussions about nontraditional college students often highlight some of the challenges our adult students face, such as balancing work, family, and school commitments, overcoming previous academic patterns that no longer serve them, and adapting to new approaches to learning. More...