Unfinished business : compelling stories of adult student persistence

• Other Authors: Bergman, Matt J. (Editor), Olson, Joann S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019.
• Series: Adult learning in professional, organizational, and community settings.
• Subjects: Adult education > United States.; Adult college students > United States.; Adult learning > United States.; Continuing education > United States.; Education > Adult & Continuing Education.; Adult education, continuous learning.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806606337
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64113-856-7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 pages)

For at least the last 100 years, more than 40% of all students who enrolled in American colleges and universities have not persisted to graduation at four-year institutions. Their stories are varied, but in every case, something got in the way of that pursuit. Life happened. They became one of the n...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I. Embracing the new "traditional" student in higher education
• Chapter 1. The economics of education
• Chapter 2. The skills gap and adults in higher education
• Chapter 3. The rise of degree-completion programs
• Chapter 4. The value of compelling stories
• Part II. Providing for family
• Chapter 5. Being the example for AI? young family / Joe Trainer
• Chapter 6. Even super bowl champions can come back to finish degrees / Joe Jacoby
• Chapter 7. A promise fulfilled / Amobi Okugo
• Chapter 8. A path to AI? better life / Latrivia Guinn
• Chapter 9. Musician and college graduate / Jeffrey A. Crane
• Chapter 10. Comeback student athlete of the year: From the majors to graduation / Sean Green
• Part III. Finding personal fulfilment
• Chapter 11. From oil changes to influence / David Beumer
• Chapter 12. Grandma goes to college / Jeanine Smith
• Chapter 13. Just as glorious 50 years later / Ronald Tiller
• Chapter 14. Internationally acclaimed musician to college graduate / Nappy Roots--Brian B. K. "Buffalo Stille" Scott
• Chapter 15. This vp finished what he started in 1987 / Norris Hamilton
• Chapter 16. What happens to AI? dream deferred? Jo ann herron
• Chapter 17. Showing myself and others it can be done / Althea Jackson
• Chapter 18. Turning nagging regret into triumph / Melissa B. McGarry
• Chapter 19. Dropping the emotional baggage and building self confidence / Cindy Wentworth
• Chapter 20. Finding AI? lost treasure / Steve Shaw
• Chapter 21. Fulfilling the promise / Amy Lear
• Chapter 22. 48, and not too late / Chad Jones
• Part IV. Pursuing career advancement
• Chapter 23. If you have AI? pulse, you have purpose / Troy Marables
• Chapter 24. A lifelong college journey / Kathleen Sailings
• Chapter 25. 18 months and 89 credits / William P. Dugan, III
• Chapter 26. The chief of police recommends AI? return to school / Jamie Land
• Chapter 27. Shasta for the win! Tamra switzer
• Chapter 28. Securing the future / Andrew English
• Chapter 29. Fulfilling the dream to become AI? teacher / LaKeesha Turner
• Chapter 30. Gain AI? competitive edge / Nancy Williams
• Chapter 31. A 29-year journey to graduation / Dawn Hall
• Chapter 32. Private commencement ceremonies are the best / Lawren A. Just
• Chapter 33. My educational journey: Third time is AI? charm! Raylene pollio
• Chapter 34. Advancing to become the police chief / Jim Ferraris
• Part V. Overcoming barriers and beating the odds
• Chapter 35. The thousand mile journey to AI? better life / Philip Young Alier
• Chapter 36. From gangster to graduate: The untold story of my pursuit of AI? dream / Orman E. Morton, III
• Chapter 37. Passion for learning at any age / Deborah Kay Prather
• Chapter 38. Overcoming the odds / Rachel Hensley
• Chapter 39. Because you're never too old / Amanda Skaggs
• Chapter 40. An amazing journey / Maria Esperanza Vazquez
• Chapter 41. Happy tears / Rachael Black
• Chapter 42. The hope messenger / O. L. Kelley, II
• Chapter 43. Changing the trajectory of my life / Lisa Spencer
• Chapter 44. Tenacity to reach AI? lifelong goal / Jenny Chatman
• Chapter 45. The ladder of success: One rung at AI? time / Clifford Hicks
• Chapter 46. My 44-year journey to AI? college degree / Debbie Webb
• Chapter 47. A long educational journey / Ellen E. Elliott
• Chapter 48. The true value of perseverance / Sharmiesha Timlin
• Part VI. Reigniting the love of learning
• Chapter 49. A very personal journey / Michael S. Keibler
• Chapter 50. South end success story / Gerald Kinnunen
• Chapter 51. Be the hero of your own story / Christopher Reid
• Chapter 52. A toast to be proud of / Tommy Phelps
• Chapter 53. What am i doing? Beki nixon sidener
• Chapter 54. The voyage itself is
• Part of the reward / James Sauders
• Part VII. Adapting to the changing student population
• Chapter 55. Adult learners in u.s. Colleges and universities
• Chapter 56. Adult degree-completion programs
• Chapter 57. Adult student retention
• Chapter 58. The challenge faced by higher education
• Part VIIi. Building an updated model for adult student retention
• Chapter 59. Earlier retention and persistence models
• Chapter 60. A new model of adult learner persistence in degree completion programs
• Chapter 61. Components of the model: Entry characteristics
• Chapter 62. Components of the model: Internal campus/academic environment
• Chapter 63. Components of the model: External environment variables
• Part IX. What might this mean for higher education?
• Chapter 64. What does this mean for theory?
• Chapter 65. What does this mean for research?
• Chapter 66. What does this mean for practice?
• Part X. Call to action
• Chapter 67. Identifying the best adult-friendly degree program
• Chapter 68. Creating opportunities for adult learners
• Chapter 69. Promoting prior learning assessment. Conclusion
• References
• About the authors. about the contributing adult comebackers.