Download or read book Academic and Student Support Service Needs of Non traditional Students Attending The University of Toledo written by Nancy A. Lapp and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Experiences of Non traditional Students Utilizing Student Support Services written by Stephanie J. Bannister and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the impact of student support services on the engagement and satisfaction of undergraduate non-traditional students at Kansas State University. For the purposes of this study, student support services were defined as non-academic departments or offices providing support services to students. The research questions were: (1) How do the experiences of non-traditional students, when utilizing the services of university student support staff, impact their engagement and satisfaction? (2) How do non-traditional students regard their experiences with student support services at Kansas State University? (3) What types of programming do student support services at Kansas State University provide for non-traditional students? (4) What level of involvement with student support service functions do non-traditional students find as enhancing their learning experience? Following the completion of in-depth interviews of 20 non-traditional students, five student support staff members and observation of five student support staff offices, the researcher identified the emergence of six themes related to the engagement and satisfaction of non-traditional students: (1) commitment - student's perceptions of efforts to engage and satisfy them through a commitment of university resources, (2) expectations - demonstration of investment in the students and validation of their presence on campus by communicating clear expectations, (3) support - provision and utilization of support services that promote student success (4) involvement - perceptions of the relationship between student and support staff and opportunities for academic and social integration, (5) learning - efforts to enhance the learning experiences of non-traditional students, (6) feedback - gathering of suggestions for change and improvement to the non-traditional student experience. These themes captured the experiences of non-traditional students while utilizing student support services. Students who develop or experience a positive connection with a student support staff member or faculty member reported that those experiences leave them feeling engaged in the life of the university and satisfied with their student role. Non-traditional students were confused about what student support services were available and how to utilize them. When students seek the help of support staff, the student often left feeling as though the staff do not understand their needs. Student support service offices did not differentiate between programs specifically for non-traditional and traditionally-aged students. Students could identify student support service staff as connectors as playing the role of; academic advisor, admissions representative, financial aid advisor, housing staff member, faculty member or others who take the opportunity to engage with the student.
Download or read book Academic Support for Non traditional Students written by Janis K. Webb and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effectiveness of Student Support Services on the Academic Success and Retention of Non traditional Students written by Nnamdi John I. Oziri and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Meeting the Special Needs of Adult Students written by Deborah Kilgore and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2003-06-27 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, we examine the ways student services professionals in institutions of higher education can best meet the needs of adult learners. Most of the discussion here is situated in four-year colleges and universities, although we recognize that community colleges play a large role in the higher education of adults. However, we made the decision to focus on four-year and post-graduate institutions because we believe that these institutions often are focused on traditional-aged students despite growing adult enrollments, and are most in need of guidance about how to serve this ever-growing population. Students in higher education often are defined as "adult learners" or "non-traditional students" if they are 25 twenty-five years of age or older, and, more significantly, if they have taken on what we consider adult roles and responsibilities, such as caring for children and other family members, working full-time, or participating heavily in community activities. Adult students typically are not focused on campus life in the same way that younger, "traditional-aged" students are. Therefore, our theories of the importance of the campus experience outside the classroom to student development usually do not hold for adults. Yet, adults can and do learn and develop through their engagement in formal higher education. Adults bring experiences and wisdom into the classroom, and receive a learning experience that informs their own professional and personal practices. This is the 102nd issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Student Services.
Download or read book Student Services and the Changing Population of Higher Education written by Frank Montecalvo and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Student Support Services Available to Nontraditional Students at a Midwest Community College written by Kayleen M. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nontraditional Student Support Services written by Amalvayal K. Rangaswami and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Serving Students at Metropolitan Universities The Unique Opportunities and Challenges written by Larry H. Dietz and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1997-10-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the distinctive characteristics of U.S. postsecondary education are access, choice, and variety. Students in this country have a diversity of choices as they seek college admission. The possibilities boggle the mind, especially as college administrators contemplate how to meet the service needs of diverse student populations with differing needs, abilities, and aspirations. It becomes an even greater challenge when one realizes that most institutions are confronted with students who fit into not one but several of these "life situation" categories. Thus, the challenge becomes one of how an institution should plan, program, and budget to meet the diverse and changing demands for services and resources. This challenge is faced by student affairs administrators regardless of the type of institution, but it is particularly demanding in a metropolitan university setting. A paucity of research is available about students who choose to attend metropolitan universities, and little opportunity exists for sharing ideas and expertise on how to meet the needs of these less-than-traditional students.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Proposal for a Student Personnel Services Program for Adult Part time Students at the University of Toledo written by Doris A. Siegel and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adult Involvement in Student Services at the University of Toledo and Student Satisfaction written by Maureen K. Jacoby and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comparing the Non academic Needs of the Traditional and Non traditional Students at the College of Saint Teresa Fall 1987 written by Louise Larson Janke and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this thesis research was to determine selected differences between the older undergraduate student population (25 years and above in age) and the younger undergraduate student population (17 to 24 years of age) enrolled at the College of Saint Teresa. These two groups were compared with respect to the usage of, satisfaction with and perceived need for student personnel and academic support services. The subjects consisted of the entire population, 376 students enrolled at the College of Saint Teresa during the fall semester, 1987. The Supportive Services Survey (Kasworm, 1976) was used to assess the perceptions of need, usage and level of satisfaction of student personnel and academic support services. The survey was mailed to each student. The scored answers for the Supportive Services Survey were recorded on a personal computer using Lotus 1-2-3 software. The data from the research study were evaluated using chi square. This non-parametric statistical procedure examined the association between younger and older students and their usage of, level of satisfaction with and level of need for supportive services. All hypotheses were tested at the .05 level of significance. Because supportive services are a significant element in students' success in higher education, these research findings help pinpoint services which are presently inadequate or which should be created for the older student population. These findings also helped establish the knowledge base for potential planning in relation to the older student.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foreign Students at the University of Toledo written by Emmanuel Okey Uzoigwe and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Traditional Student Myth written by Stephani L. Greytak and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this multiple case study was to describe the perceptions of institutional support and services of traditional-age students with nontraditional characteristics at Kansas universities. The central research question for this study was “How do traditional students with nontraditional characteristics experience institutional support and services?” The study was guided by organizational learning theory (Argyris & Schön, 1974). Research was conducted at two four-year universities in the state of Kansas and involved 10 students ages 18 – 24 enrolled or recently enrolled in college, who identified with at least one nontraditional characteristic. Data were collected using semi-structured, face-to-face interviews, focus groups and institutional records. Purposive sampling was utilized to recruit student participants in April to May 2020, when many institutions had closed or converted to online learning due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Data analysis was completed utilizing a number of case study method strategies, primarily cross-case analysis. The themes were termed “support is mainly aligned for traditional freshmen students”, “support for nontraditional students is based on accommodations”, “academic advisors are not helpful”, “surveys are not geared towards academic services”, and “major changes are rarely seen”. The results of the study confirmed that traditional students with nontraditional features had concerns around scheduling and academic advising. The implications of this research include a broader institutional awareness of students and their needs to more adequately support them, as well as a need for discontinuation of the terms “traditional” and “nontraditional” in institutional vernacular. Future research needs to include students at smaller institutions and institutions in other areas.
