Adults over Twenty-Five: What Do the Faculty of a Research University Think of Them as Students?.

Swift, John S., Jr.; Heinrichs, Mary Ann

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Publication Date: 1987

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Adults over Twenty-Five: What Do the Faculty of a Research University Think of Them as Students?

Swift, John S., Jr.; Heinrichs, Mary Ann

Continuing Higher Education Review, v51 n1 p33-42 Win 1987

A survey of 23 faculty active in the Adult Liberal Studies program examined faculty attitudes about older students in higher education. Faculty generally felt that adults have better skills and more cognitive skills than traditional students. Faculty also were pleased with the structure of the adult program. (CH)

Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Faculty, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Prior Learning, Special Degree Programs, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

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Language: English

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