Articles for Adult Student Educators

Here are a few articles of interest for those helping returning students succeed in college.

Adult Students Need Resilient, Emotionally Intelligent Colleges

The colleges most effective at attracting, retaining, and graduating adult students are those that are highly resilient and demonstrate excellent emotional...

Between Dread and Assurance: Autobiography and Academic Conventions in the Writing of Adult Learners

The presentation described methods used in her Autobiographical Writing course that have succeeded in increasing the confidence of adult learners, methods...

From Job Description to Professionalism

Lean, customer driven, agile corporations are having difficulties finding qualified employees. The school systems are not graduating students prepared...

Making Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities in College Classrooms

The purpose of this article is to show how proper accommodations in college classrooms can lead to more students with learning disabilities being successful...

Personality Traits and Learning Styles For Divergent Learners

A study was conducted to examine the relationship between specific personality traits and learning styles and academic achievement in gifted students to...

Preparing Adult Learners to be Resilient in a World of Non-Stop Change

The people best suited for today's world of non-stop change are different from those who were raised to fit into an unchanging world. To survive and thrive...

Quest for the Grail? Searching for Critical Thinking in Adult Education

The concept of critical thinking is explored from the perspective of an adult education graduate student. The paper argues that critical thinking, as presently...

Relationship of Optimism/Pessimism, Vulnerability to Stress and Academic Achievement of College Students

The present research is about the incredible power of mind on body. The aim of the study was to find out the effect of an individual's thinking style such...

Strategies for Active Learning

Active learning has been defined as providing opportunities for students to meaningfully talk and listen, write, read, and reflect on the content, ideas,...

Teaching Adult Learners the Way They Learn

Teaching adult learners requires more advanced teaching skills than teaching traditional students.

The Adult Learner in Academic Mid-Life

Retention of adult learners in the distance doctoral, teaching and learning environment is an issue of concern to faculty and administrators alike. It...