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Differences By Degrees: Providing Services To Adult Students Based On Degree Level Pursued, Kathy L. Rix
Differences By Degrees: Providing Services To Adult Students Based On Degree Level Pursued, Kathy L. Rix
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This study examined the perception of adult students pursuing different degree levels (bachelor, master, doctoral) to determine if there are differences in their needs for support services. A two-part, mixed methods design was used, consisting of an online survey and follow-up interviews with a small subset (13) of the survey respondents.
A survey instrument was developed with 44 dependent variables covering services, as determined from the literature, that could be most important to adult students. The online survey was distributed to 2,029 adult students at a Midwestern, doctoral, research intensive university. Criteria for selection as part of the population required …