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ERIC Number: EJ543275
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
Not Just for Kids.
Community College Journal, v67 n4 p16-17,20-21 Feb-Mar 1997
Presents national data on the 40-and-older student population, focusing on their methods for gaining access to postsecondary education, experiences while participating in education and training, and outcomes. Reports that the proportion of these students increased 235% between 1970 and 1993 and that the majority attend part-time and live off-campus. (AJL)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Baby Boomers, Educational Trends, National Surveys, Nontraditional Students, Outcomes of Education, Part Time Students, Postsecondary Education, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Part of a special section entitled "Student Development."