Adult Learners Research
Selected research reports
2007 Research
Returning to Learning: Adults' Success in College is Key to America's Future PDF —Lumina Foundation, 2007
Adult Learners in Higher Education: Barriers to Success and Strategies to Improve Results PDF —Jobs for the Future, 2007
2006 Research
Transitioning Adults to College: Adult Basic Education Program Models PDF —National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, 2006
Tough Choices or Tough Times PDF —National Center on Education and the Economy, 2006
Fixing the Formula: A New Approach to Determining Independent Students' Ability to Pay for College (PDF) PDF—Lumina Foundation, 2006
Income of U.S. Workforce Projected to Decline if Education Doesn't Improve—National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
2005 Research
Waiting to Attend College: Undergraduates Who Delay Their Postsecondary Enrollment—National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
Tabular Summary of Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons: 2002-03—National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
Improving Lives through Higher Education: Campus Programs and Policies for Low-Income Adults (PDF) PDF—American Council on Education, 2005
Lifelong lessons: "Nontraditional" becomes the norm as adults blaze new trails to college—Lumina Foundation, 2005
Rio Salado College provides learning opportunities online, anytime—Lumina Foundation, 2005
To Ensure America's Future: Building a National Opportunity System for Adults PDF—Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, 2005
One Day I Will Make It: A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs—MDRC, 2005
Paths to Persistence: An Analysis of Research on Program Effectiveness at Community Colleges PDF—Lumina Foundation, 2005
2004 Research
Participation in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning: 2000—01—NCES, 2004
Keeping American's Promise: A Report on the Future of the Community College PDF —Education Commission of the States and the League for Innovation in the Community College, 2004
Powerful Partnerships: Independent Colleges Share High-impact Strategies for Low-income Students' Success PDF —Lumina Foundation, 2004
2003 Research
Adult Learners and State Policy PDF —State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) and Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), 2003
The Adult Learning Gap: Why States Need to Change Their Policies Toward Adult Learners PDF —Education Commission of the States, 2003
Participation in Technology-Based Postcompulsory Education—National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
Work First, Study Second: Adult Undergraduates Who Combine Employment and Postsecondary Enrollment—National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2000-2001—National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
2002 Research
Held Back: How Student Aid Programs Fail Working Adults PDF —Future Works, 2002
Early Exit: Understanding Adult Attrition in Accelerated and Traditional Postsecondary Programs PDF —Center for the Study of Accelerated Learning, School for Professional Studies, Regis University and Lumina Foundation for Education, 2002
Opening Doors: Students' Perspectives on Juggling Work, Family, and College, MDRC, 2002
2001 Research
Learning in the Fast Lane: Adult Learners' Persistence and Success in Accelerated College Programs PDF —Center for the Study of Accelerated Learning, School for Professional Studies, Regis University and Lumina Foundation for Education, 2001
Opening Doors: Expanding Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Workers—MDRC, 2001
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