While nontraditional students are a growing population in colleges and universities today,
their presence can also be seen throughout history. National policies and practices …

The white paper synthesizes existing literature around higher education for formerly
incarcerated individuals and describes the need for more work in this area. More than …

This study explored student responses to a Student Inclusiveness Survey (SIS), with specific
attention to nontraditional student responses about collegiate inclusion. Specifically, the SIS …

The current study explores the intersection of two trends of interest in higher education:
reported increases in academic entitlement (AE) and increases in the proportion of students …

Based on self-concept, role experience, and readiness to learn andragogy's assumptions,
this phenomenological research identifies the types of instructional strategies that professors …

This article will explore instructional approaches that enhance the classroom learning
experience of adult students in light of recurring patterns of differences in classroom …

Failure to thrive among nontraditional graduate students—whether by attrition, degree
noncompletion, or failure—may represent an inability to manage competing demands rather …

Teacher residencies have been an ongoing discussion in the educator preparation world for
nearly a decade. This paper describes a promising practice in program design at a …

More than 40% of undergraduate students are 24 years of age or older, and over half of
these students are enrolled in distance education. Yet, adults do not fare as well as …

Nontraditional students represent a large percentage of the population in higher education,
yet some institutions may be better suited than others to serve their needs. This research …