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Beacon of Hope: Award-Winning Program Redesign for Post-Traditional Students

Beacon of Hope: Award-Winning Program Redesign for Post-Traditional Students

Catherine A. Cherrstrom, Carrie J. Boden
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 1947-8607|EISSN: 1947-878X|EISBN13: 9781522544258|DOI: 10.4018/IJAVET.2018040103
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Cherrstrom, Catherine A., and Carrie J. Boden. "Beacon of Hope: Award-Winning Program Redesign for Post-Traditional Students." IJAVET vol.9, no.2 2018: pp.30-47. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAVET.2018040103

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Cherrstrom, C. A. & Boden, C. J. (2018). Beacon of Hope: Award-Winning Program Redesign for Post-Traditional Students. International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET), 9(2), 30-47. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAVET.2018040103

Chicago

Cherrstrom, Catherine A., and Carrie J. Boden. "Beacon of Hope: Award-Winning Program Redesign for Post-Traditional Students," International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET) 9, no.2: 30-47. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAVET.2018040103

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Abstract

Many Americans dream of completing a college degree, positively influencing wages and economic mobility. The number of students entering college or returning to college later in life is growing. Up to 75% of university enrollments are comprised of students in one or more of the following circumstances: 25 years old or older, attend school part-time, work full-time, parents. These students, described in the literature as non-traditional or post-traditional students, have different needs from traditionally-aged students. The award-winning Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) program, in Texas State University's Department of Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS), provides a pathway for post-traditional students to earn a college degree. This article features the voices of post-traditional students and discusses background information as context. The work of Malcolm Knowles and his ideas about andragogy serve as a framework for analyzing the BAAS program as well as implications and future.

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