Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-137) and index.
Foreword / by Alan B. Knox -- Preface -- Thirteen people who helped us understand adult learners -- Part I.A background on adult learners -- 1. Adult learners -- Introduction -- Perspective on adults and adult learning -- Andragogy versus pedagogy -- An introduction to the adult learner -- 2. Adult development -- Cognitive development -- Identity development -- Part II. Our study and its findings -- 3. Our study, our students -- Methodology -- Students at the University of North Dakota -- A group of young adult and adult learners -- 4. Issues related to college attendance -- Competing priorities -- Allotment of time -- Reasons for attending college -- Summary -- 5. Issues related to teaching and learning -- Contemporary students, former students -- Preferred instructional style -- Best teachers and worst teachers -- Deterrents -- Obstacles -- Personal academic strengths and weaknesses -- Preferred evaluation strategy -- Support services -- Summary -- Implications for teaching -- 6. Recommendations for teaching adult students -- Introduction -- Recommendations for faculty -- Institutional recommendations -- Summary -- 7. Epilogue -- Introduction -- Young adults -- Adults -- Final thought -- Appendices: -- A. Methodology -- B. Survey instrument and letters to respondents.
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A study of the problems facing teachers of adult students, which also provides solutions to the problems and recommendations for further improvement. Part one reviews the literature on adults and the second part deals with the result of a study by members of the Adult Learners Consulting Group.
University of North Dakota-- Students.
University of North Dakota.
Adult college students-- United States, Case studies.