Adult Students "At-Risk": Culture Bias in Higher Education - Couverture rigide

Quinnan, Timothy William

 
9780897895217: Adult Students "At-Risk": Culture Bias in Higher Education
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0897895215 ISBN 13 : 9780897895217
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Adults have been and remain marginalized in academic institutions because of the persistence of a deeply rooted culture bias. This work analyzes the current state of the adult student experience in higher education, exploring the organizational, instructional, and interpersonal barriers that adults face in reaching their educational goals. Using applied critical and postmodern theory, the author explores the hypothesis that adults are at-risk in higher education settings because of such bias. The book includes an extensive review and critique of the literature and of contemporary adult programs and practices. In addition, adult students' personal accounts of their academic experiences are presented. This study not only reveals the nature and scope of the obstacles faced by adult students, but begins to suggest tangible ways students and educators can work to overcome them.

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À propos de l'auteur

TIMOTHY WILLIAM QUINNAN is Assistant Dean and Chief Student Affairs Officer at Raymond Walters College at the University of Cincinnati.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0897895215
ISBN 13 
9780897895217
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
184
Coordonnées du fabricant
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