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ERIC Number: EJ202868
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Can the Academically Underprepared Adult Complete University Courses Successfully?
Sikula, Roberta A.
College Student Journal, v13 n1 p5-8 Spr 1979
The failure-success ratio for older adults returning to complete university programs is three to one. Only 25 percent of unprepared adults make a C average. The cost of running remediation programs and duplication of efforts with other institutions raises questions for universities trying to be all things to all people. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Students, Failure, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Older Adults, Remedial Instruction, Research Projects
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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