Non-Traditional Age Undergraduate Students: Their Perspectives of How Their Special Academic Needs Are Addressed
Many institutions of higher learning have historically catered to the teaching and developing of traditional age undergraduate college students (ages 18-22 years). But because many college campus have diversity of students of all age backgrounds, it is important to take into consideration the needs of those students whom are not considered to be traditional by age. The purpose of this research is to inquire about how non-traditional age undergraduate students (ages 25 years and above) view themselves as college students and how they feel in a campus environment where the institutional needs of students are primarily centered on traditional age students. This research will incorporate the interviews of four non-traditional age undergraduate students from a variety of academic majors and different institutions. To support many of the claims made by the students, this research will also incorporate information from journal articles and books as they relate to this issue. Hence, the claims made by students about their experiences will be presented within the research paper as case portraits.
School:
Chicago State University
Department:
Psychology
Research Advisor:
Wanda Pillow
Department of Research Advisor:
Educational Policy Studies
Year of Publication:
2002