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ERIC Number: EJ450273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
The Mixed-Age College Classroom.
Bishop-Clark, Catherine; Lynch, Jean M.
College Teaching, v40 n3 p114-17 Sum 1992
A study of nontraditional college students' attitudes identified specific challenges faced in teaching intergenerational groups: discomfort of older students; different orientations toward the professor; older students' role as authorities; differing learning styles; hostility between age groups. Teaching strategies encouraging personal contact, acknowledging differences, and emphasizing commonalities are recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, College Instruction, College Students, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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