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ERIC Number: EJ417067
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
The Nontraditional Student of the 1990's: Adults Re-entering College.
Williamson, Michael W.; Greenwood, Claudia M.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v5 n2 p69-79 Spr 1989
Examines factors contributing to the increasing enrollments of adults in higher education. Discusses the characteristics of adult learners, and the special circumstances and needs of reentry adult women. Suggests that remedial and developmental specialists have an important role to play in assisting reentry students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Andragogy, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Reentry Students, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Note: Available from New York College Learning Skills Association, c/o Developmental Studies Division, Community College of the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua, NY 11424 ($20.00 per volume for non-NYCLSA members).