Adult Undergraduates in Higher Education: A Review of Past Research Perspectives.

Kasworm, Carol E.

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ERIC Number: EJ417568

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Adult Undergraduates in Higher Education: A Review of Past Research Perspectives.

Kasworm, Carol E.

Review of Educational Research, v60 n3 p345-72 Fall 1990

Research on adult undergraduates in traditional American higher education is reviewed. A qualitative meta-analysis of 96 research reports indicates 5 domains of reality: image of implied deficiency; image of student entry and adaptation; image of description and characterization; image of psychosocial development; and image of equity and outcome. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Research, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Nontraditional Education, Nontraditional Students, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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