Retirees Return to College: An Evaluative Study at One University Campus.

Perkins, Hugh V.; Robertson-Tchabo, Elizabeth A.

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Retirees Return to College: An Evaluative Study at One University Campus.

Perkins, Hugh V.; Robertson-Tchabo, Elizabeth A.

Educational Gerontology, v6 n2 p273-87 Mar 1981

Evaluated the tuition waiver program for retirees enrolled at the University of Maryland College Park. Findings suggests that a tuition waiver program serves the need of retirees to remain intellectually active, to explore academic areas, and to develop new or improve existing skills and interests. (Author)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Educational Experience, Educational Gerontology, Interests, Interviews, Lifelong Learning, Nontraditional Students, Older Adults, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Tuition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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