Examining Enrolment Decisions and Life Challenges of Adult Learners in Advanced Technologies Programs

Autor/inn/en	Fletcher, Edward C.; Tyson, Will
Titel	Examining Enrolment Decisions and Life Challenges of Adult Learners in Advanced Technologies Programs
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 73 (2021) 1, S.166-184 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2020.1715466
Schlagwörter	Adult Students; Two Year College Students; Community Colleges; Vocational Education; Decision Making; Enrollment; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Family Work Relationship; Technology Education; Student Characteristics; Demography; Student Motivation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Community college; Community College; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Einschulung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Demografie; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	The majority of students in the United States completing advanced technologies coursework, certifications, and AS/AAS degree programs within two-year colleges are adults with complex lives. They have to balance an array of challenges including health, children, and work. These school-work-life challenges can be informed by a body of knowledge related to adult decision-making patterns. Based on a national study of students in advanced technologies, we found females were significantly more likely to participate based on personal reasons. African American/Black students were significantly more likely to participate based on personal, life circumstances, and program fit. Hispanic/Latino students were more likely to participate based on personal, life circumstances, and program fit factors. Thus, enrolment and recruitment strategies at the 2-year institutional and program levels should prioritise adults/working professionals, females, and ethnic and racial minority students as a critical component of their support system, and faculty need to be knowledgeable about adult life patterns and transitions to accommodate working adult learners in their courses and programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01