One of the looming concerns of higher education is the demographic cliff: the number of traditional college-aged students is set to peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically over the next several ...

Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

When adult learners see themselves as contributors to knowledge, their relationship to education changes and they become knowledge builders.

The availability of online courses has jumped since the COVID-19 pandemic forced remote instruction. In fall 2022, 30 percent of undergraduate students were enrolled in distance education classes ...

The top-down approach to adult learning is proving cumbersome, costly, and confusing. Those are the key takeaways from an analysis by Harvard University’s Project on Workforce examining the federal ...

For most people, walking across a stage in a cap and gown signals the start of adulthood. However, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), it too often marks the end of ...

The traditional enrollment funnel was never built for the complexities of adult life. Designed around the steady rhythm of high school seniors preparing for college, it falters when applied to ...