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Taylor, Julie Lounds; Pezzimenti, Florencia; Burke, Meghan M.; DaWalt, Leann Smith; Lee, Chung eun; Rabideau, Carol – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Many youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges accessing needed services as they transition to adulthood. The present study describes the development, feasibility and acceptability of a new intervention designed to teach parents of transition-aged youth with ASD about the adult service system and the most effective ways to access…
Descriptors: Youth, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs
Terence Armentano – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Online learning continues be the largest growth sector in higher education (IPEDS, 2019), however, students enrolled in fully online programs are retained at a lower rate than students enrolled in traditional face to face programs. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study is to determine if online students who participate in an online…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Transitional Programs, Asynchronous Communication, School Orientation
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Korstange, Ryan; Hall, Jeff; Holcomb, Jamie; Jackson, Jasmeial – Adult Learning, 2020
All incoming students have a first experience with their institution. This article reviews literature on adult education, online learning, and first-year student success to articulate the scope of experiences and programs that ought to be included in institutional efforts aimed at helping adult students be successful in their first year of online…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Freshmen, Nontraditional Students, School Orientation
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James Brunton; Mark Brown; Eamon Costello; Orna Farrell – Student Success, 2019
This practice report discusses the development of the Head Start Online MOOC. This initiative targeted flexible learners, defined as adults engaged in part-time or online distance learning, during the initial stages of the study life-cycle. Drawing on the literature, the experiences of major international Online and Distance Learning (ODL)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Nontraditional Students, MOOCs
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McDougall, Jenny – Open Learning, 2019
Programmes that provide adult learners with an alternative pathway to university typically offer considerable support. Students in such enabling, or access, programmes are increasingly choosing to study online because of the flexibility it affords, yet little is known about how well this mode of learning caters for their needs. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Electronic Learning, Nontraditional Students, Distance Education