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ERIC Number: EJ344096
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Facilitating a Successful Transition to College for Adults.
Steltenpohl, Elizabeth; Shipton, Jane
Journal of Higher Education, v57 n6 p637-58 Nov-Dec 1986
Given that adult students need an introductory learning experience, critical features of a learning process and components of a successful curriculum are presented. Adults need an opportunity for a realistic self-appraisal of their potential as adult learners. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, College Students, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Peer Groups, Program Descriptions, Reentry Students, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Transitional Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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