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Direct linkvan Rhijn, Tricia; Lero, Donna S.; Burke, Taniesha – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2016
This study explored the factors that motivate student parents to pursue post-secondary education. Student parents at four Canadian universities (n = 398) completed open-ended questions on their reasons for attending school in an online survey. Using Possible Selves Theory as a lens, we conducted a directed content analysis and found that student…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Academic Aspiration, Student Educational Objectives, Student Motivation
Parks, Rodney; Evans, Brett; Getch, Yvette – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
As baby boomers approach the age of retirement, they are increasingly returning to higher education to pursue degrees for encore careers. Academic planners must pay careful attention to the specific concerns of this population to help ease their transition to a university setting after decades of absence. This qualitative study investigated the…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Higher Education, Qualitative Research, Tuition
Shillingford, Shani; Karlin, Nancy J. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
This article examines the role of intrinsic motivation in the academic pursuits of nontraditional students. The Academic Motivational Scale (AMS) was administered to 35 undergraduate students, 6 males and 29 females, aged 25 to 49 to explore their motivational orientations in choosing to attend college. The results of the study show that…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Incentives, College Attendance, Nontraditional Education
