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A Study To Determine Barriers That Impact Adult Learner Academic Success, Joann Saunders
A Study To Determine Barriers That Impact Adult Learner Academic Success, Joann Saunders
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
Adult learners often encounter obstacles that impede their academic progress and either withdraw from a course or drop out of college. There has been significant research conducted on effectively instructing and motivating adult learners. However, not enough research has been conducted to help adult learners sustain their motivation when barriers arise impacting their academic success. The goal of this study was to identify barriers that impact adult learners’ academic success. The study examined the viewpoints of undergraduate adult learners at an American higher education institution to determine situational, institutional and dispositional barriers encountered impacting their academic success. The research theoretical …