As they transition from a face-to-face to an online learning environment, online students are
likely to feel anxious about their ability to succeed in what could be an unfamiliar learning …

ABSTRACT The National Rural Education Association's (NREA) 2016–2021 10 Research
Priorities include college enrollment and preparation as well as experiences and …

Students who are parents in higher education (HE) in the United States encounter
competing demands and challenges while navigating multiple roles as parents, students …

Recent trends in higher education indicate a steady increase in the number of adult and non-
traditional learners returning to complete college degrees. Though higher education can …

Adult learners represent a growing population of students in higher education who need
various types of support to successfully embark on the transition to college. One popular …

An exploratory study using a questionnaire was conducted among 597 full-time enrolled
online students and 53 full-time online faculty teaching at a private university in the …

This study examined the longitudinal persistence behavior of first-time, nontraditionally aged
students at four-year institutions by leveraging the 2004 to 2009 Beginning Postsecondary …

Transition programs have emerged as a support for adult learners seeking college
education. Adult learners' perspectives are missing in the literature on transition programs …

Adult learners and female students report higher levels of mathematics anxiety than their
peers, suggesting that female adult learners may be particularly vulnerable. This study used …

Although adult learners (aged 25–34) have comprised over 33% of all enrolled students in
US institutions of higher education, researchers have consistently found adult learners are …