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De Prada Creo, Elena – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
Acquiring and improving advanced foreign language communication skills are considerable challenges for graduates, especially when they require a specialised approach. Additionally, their specific needs and time limitations condition their possibilities of getting suitable programmes once they finish their higher education. This research tries to…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English for Special Purposes
Payne, Ameena L.; Stone, Cathy; Bennett, Rebecca – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
This conceptual article asserts the importance of building and sustaining trust between higher education students and practitioners within the online environment. Instilling trust can construct sustainable learning environments that are abundant with collaborative inquiry and dialogue. In this article, we highlight and investigate the conceptual…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), College Students, Electronic Learning, Educational Environment
Dreznick, Michael T. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
Nontraditional students represent a large percentage of the population in higher education, yet some institutions may be better suited than others to serve their needs. This research took place at a small, healthcare-focused university that attracts many nontraditional students, so I sought to gather information about the quality of their…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Educational Environment, Nontraditional Students, College Students
Sagna, Safie; Vaccaro, Annemarie – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
Adult students and are a rapidly growing population in U.S. higher education. Yet limited scholarship has centered on the voices of adult learners and explored the complex roles that family play in their decisions to enroll and their motivations to persist in college. This study begins to fill that gap. In a grounded theory study using individual…
Descriptors: Family Role, Adult Students, Academic Persistence, Influences
Ho, Yan Yin; Yeo, Eun-Young; Wijaya, Dhaniah Suhana Binte Mohammad – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
The increasing number of adult learners in higher education is a trend that has been observed in recent years. An impetus for this trend is the need for upskilling and re-skilling in order to stay relevant and employable in today's world of globalised knowledge. However, finding uninterrupted blocks of time to study in adult learners' busy…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Learning Activities
Roessger, Kevin M.; Weese, James; Parker, Daniel A.; Hevel, Michael S. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
The issue of proximity for adult students has become increasingly salient as age demographics shift in higher education and states propose initiatives to increase adult degree completers. One way of alleviating proximity barriers for adults at universities has been to increase online courses and degrees. Nationally, online education experienced…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Proximity, Adult Students, Public Colleges
Woods, Kathryn; Woods, J. Andrew – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
In navigating the current climate of higher education in the United States, university faculty and staff are increasingly tasked with doing more with less. In this article, we explore the value of micro-credentials as a way to benefit both students and universities. We include an account of the successful creation of several graduate certificate…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Student Certification, Microcredentials
Housel, David A. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on adult education programs throughout the world, abruptly transforming in-person instruction to distance teaching/learning. Can the lessons learned from adult students, especially related to the "digital divide," be leveraged to enhance adult education and create more inclusive policies…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Trauma, Adult Education
Harris, Michael L.; Ernstberger, Kathryn W.; Cox, K. Christopher; Watson, Carolyn F. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
The impact of COVID-19 on university students is multi-faceted and varies depending on the student profile. A study was conducted at a regional university in the Midwest. A quick-reaction or pulse study was done to assess the immediate effects on students in designated classes at the onset of the pandemic. A follow-up study was completed at the…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Quality of Life, COVID-19, Pandemics
Hopwood, Belinda; Dyment, Janet; Downing, Jillian; Stone, Cathy; Muir, Tracey; Freeman, Elizabeth; Milthorpe, Naomi – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
The proportion of Australian students enrolling in a fully distance, online mode has been increasing over the past decade across a range of courses, including initial teacher education (ITE). The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased the need to teach and design courses in ways that successfully engage students online. This research set out to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Skidmore, Susan Troncoso; Zientek, Linda Reichwein; Hsu, Hsien-Yuan; Edmonson, Stacey L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
There is a multitude of studies that have examined graduation rates within the traditional 4- to 6-year time frame. What fails to be captured in these studies are students who are outside the 4- to 6-year time frame. In the present study, we sought to empirically explore a cohort of students who successfully completed their bachelor's degrees at a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Graduates, Graduation Rate, Profiles
Reilly, Kimberley A.; Levintova, Ekaterina M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
High Impact Practices (HIPs) have become a flashpoint of efforts to create transformative higher education experiences that lead not only to greater success while in college but also result in life-long educational and personal benefits. In this article, we identify a growing category of students who are systematically excluded from engaging in…
Descriptors: Parents, Nontraditional Students, Educational Practices, Student Experience
Vora, Kshipra – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
Access to primary education, implemented in many nations as a fundamental right, is enshrined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26(1). However, higher education requires enhanced levels of financial, institutional, and infrastructural commitment from the governments and the student, and sometimes neither has the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Acculturation, Stress Variables
Karmelita, Courtney E. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
This study follows the experiences of adult learners one year after completing a transition program. Transition programs seek to prepare students to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. These programs typically offer remediation and academic skill building and help adult learners to navigate matriculation and financial aid processes.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Academic Achievement
Gleiman, Ashley – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) programs are unique to the institution and the students they serve. While a variety of best practices persist, the need for academically rigorous and credible programs is ever-present as institutions evolve to keep up with the growing needs of adult learners today. This article provides a case study overview of…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Portfolio Assessment, Best Practices, Adult Learning