Many professionals discover a calling toward teaching, mentoring, or school leadership after years in another field. Whether you have worked in corporate roles, health care, the military, or the ...

The Office of Faculty Affairs invites proposals for its 3 rd Teaching and Learning Conference. This annual event will convene faculty, administrators, and researchers to exchange knowledge and best ...

Several years ago, I tried pursuing a second master's degree at an institution of higher learning with degree programs designed for traditionally aged students. My first master's was a successful ...

The prevailing system for educating adult English-language learners is falling woefully short in helping students reach proficiency in the language, a new report asserts. With just around 40 percent ...

A study captures the voices of adult learners and highlights ways higher education institutions can help them navigate unique challenges and provide needed support now and in the future. Between ...

One of the looming concerns of higher education is the demographic cliff: the number of traditional college-aged students is set to peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically over the next several ...

Scenario-based learning is in line with strategies for teaching adults known as andragogy, a term popularized in contemporary higher education by Malcolm Knowles (1913–1997), a central figure in U.S.

A rising trend of adult learners in U.S. colleges reflects a shift in education demographics, as many pursue skills and ...

More than 2 out of 3 college students today are not coming straight out of high school. Half are financially independent from their parents, and 1 in 4 are parents themselves. David Scobey says that, ...

Central Georgia Technical College adult education students take a picture of a slide showing uses for the word “remember” in an English as a Second Language (ESL) course on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at ...

A new study captures the voices of adult learners and highlights ways higher education institutions can help them navigate unique challenges and provide needed support now and in the future. Between ...