Redefining Tradition: Adult Learners and Higher Education

Autor/in	Ritt, Elizabeth
Titel	Redefining Tradition: Adult Learners and Higher Education
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 19 (2008) 1-2, S.12-16 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Quality of Life; Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Adult Educators; Financial Problems; High Schools; Undergraduate Students; Federal Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lebensqualität; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Adult education teacher; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; High school; Oberschule; Bundesrecht
Abstract	For many, achieving a college degree is a lifelong dream, characterized by opportunity, hope for a bright future, long-term career options, and an overall improved quality of life. Yet, access to American higher education continues to be limited by complex structures and systems such as financial barriers, expectation gaps in learning between high schools and colleges, and unclear student pathways among institutions of higher learning. In this article, the author focuses on the greater need for access for adults wishing to participate in higher education. The author presents challenges and barriers facing adult students in the academy, along with some practical solutions for adult educators to begin removing these barriers. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 10111 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Suite 200C, Bowie, MD 20720. Tel: 301-459-6261; Fax: 301-459-6241; e-mail: aaace10@aol.com; Web site: http://www.aaace.org/publications/index.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10