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Adult Students At-Risk Culture Bias in Higher Education
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Timothy William Quinnan
ISBN: 0-89789-522-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-522-4
184 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 7/30/1997
List Price: $28.95 (UK Sterling Price: £19.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Adults have been and remain marginalized in academic institutions because of the persistence of a deeply rooted culture bias. This work analyzes the current state of the adult student experience in higher education, exploring the organizational, instructional, and interpersonal barriers that adults face in reaching their educational goals. Using applied critical and postmodern theory, the author explores the hypothesis that adults are at-risk in higher education settings because of such bias. The book includes an extensive review and critique of the literature and of contemporary adult programs and practices. In addition, adult students' personal accounts of their academic experiences are presented. This study not only reveals the nature and scope of the obstacles faced by adult students, but begins to suggest tangible ways students and educators can work to overcome them.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Henry A. Giroux
    Introduction
    A Critical Analysis of Adult Higher Education: Research Questions and Methodology
    Adult Students "At Risk": Theoretical Definitions
    The Political Economy of Adult Education: A Critical Theory Perspective
    Adult Students' "Stories of Struggle": A Critical Field Study
    Postmodern Possibilities in Adult Education
    Critical Postmodern Leadership for Adult Education
    Postscript
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: TIMOTHY WILLIAM QUINNAN is Assistant Dean and Chief Student Affairs Officer at Raymond Walters College at the University of Cincinnati.
LCC Class: 374
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