The Effects of Life Events and Relationships on Adult Women's Decisions to Enroll in College.

Mohney, Carol; Anderson, Wayne

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The Effects of Life Events and Relationships on Adult Women's Decisions to Enroll in College.

Mohney, Carol; Anderson, Wayne

Journal of Counseling and Development, v66 n6 p271-74 Feb 1988

Investigated the role of life events and "relationship" morality in women's decisions to enroll in college. Interviews with 38 women, ages 25-46, indicated that the timing for women returning to college was determined by the state of their relationships and life events and not solely by motivation. (ABL)

Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Decision Making, Females, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Motivation, Nontraditional Students, Reentry Students, Responsibility

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