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The Adult Student: Preparing For Academic Success Cynthia B. Worthen, Ed.D. AHEA Conf Saratoga Springs, NY October 5-8,

The Adult Student: Preparing For Academic Success Cynthia B. Worthen, Ed.D. AHEA Conf Saratoga Springs, NY October 5-8, 2010. OVERVIEW. Operational Definition of the Adult Student Why is Adult Student Success Important Adult Student Services That Support Success. The Adult Student.

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The Adult Student: Preparing For Academic Success Cynthia B. Worthen, Ed.D. AHEA Conf Saratoga Springs, NY October 5-8,

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  1. The Adult Student: Preparing For Academic SuccessCynthia B. Worthen, Ed.D. AHEA Conf Saratoga Springs, NYOctober 5-8, 2010

  2. OVERVIEW • Operational Definition of the Adult Student • Why is Adult Student Success Important • Adult Student Services That Support Success

  3. The Adult Student • Does not enter college immediately after high school • Attends part time rather than full time • Works 35 hours a week or more • Is financially independent as defined by financial aid criteria • Has a dependent other than a spouse • Is a single parent • Lacks a high school diploma (though may have a GED or other high school equivalency)

  4. Why Adult Student Services • Adult students have work/life responsibilities • Enable institutions to retain students • Increase institutions effectiveness to meet the educational needs of a specific student body demographic

  5. Importance of Student Services • Competing responsibilities • Minority status on campus • Variable educational backgrounds • Atypical class schedule

  6. Adult Services That Support Success • Guided entry • Early warning system • Proactive academic advisors • Referral to on campus and off campus resources • Remediation and/or small group tutoring in all academic subjects • Inclusion in campus activities

  7. Dialogue • How is student success defined at your institution? • What is working at your institution? • What needs improvement? • What is the organizational learning? • What is the adult student demographic on your campus?

  8. Resources • Croix, Wendy It’s Back to School for Adult Learners: New Traditions in Higher Education retrieved from http://www.worldwidelearn.com/ education- advisor/indepth/adult-learner-online.php 9/14/2009 • O’Donnell, Victoria L and Tobbell, Jane The Transition of Adult Students To Higher Education: Legitimate Peripheral Participation In A Community Practice? Adult Education Quarterly, Vol. 57 No. 4, August 2007 312-328 • Rice, Penny J. Adult Student Services Office New Directions for Student Services no. 102, Summer 2003 53-57

  9. Contact • Cynthia B. Worthen, Ed.D. • Argosy University, Washington, DC • cworthen@argosy.edu • 703.526.5810

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