Final Paper: Bringing it all Together By Cynthia Rumph October 27, 2000 The Power of Feelings: Emotion, Imagination, and the Construction of meaning in Adult Learning by John M. Dirkx In today’s society, we have an increase number of adult learners that are returning back to school to pursue their degree or change career profession. Whatever the situation maybe, adult educators have learned that adult learners are not learning just from educators or institutions; Adults learn through life experiences, family, work, society and various cultural events. In my research paper, I will explorer the different theories of adult learners based on the viewpoint of John M Dirkx. John Dirkx reflects a focus on the nature of the self and the various ways we have come to think about and understand our senses of self, our senses of identity, and our subjectivity (Dirkx,1997). I will compare John Dirkx perspective to learning to Jack Mezirow who believes in existing frame of reference (their “habits of mind and points of view”, Mezirow, 2000, p.17).
For many graduate students they already have full times jobs and families which can make pursing a difficult task figuring out how to manage home time and school work. Its important to remember which “Grad school requires taking a long term perspective on time. Use a yearly, monthly, and weekly calendar ("Time Management Tips For Graduate Students", 2013). Created a calendar not only helps to keep you motivated it also helps with time management. Its important to be able to set aside the time needed to complete the assignments.
Debra S Professor English Comp 2 28 September 2012 Higher Education and the Choices We Make There are many different reasons that people choose to seek a higher education. There are numerous young adults who have recently graduated and choose to continue their education without taking more than a summer break. Many people choose to return based on employment qualifications. These days many employers require additional education to give raises or promote current employees. A lot of companies offer to pay schooling fees for employees to return to school.
Many college graduates graduate with a large amount of debt, but those who do not use a gap year to earn money so they are not in such debt. For some students who have graduated with low test scores and/or GPA, a year off can be used for studying so that the chances of getting accepted into a college are
Back to School as an Adult Charity M. Gill Bryant and Stratton College ENGL101: Applied Writing #2 Process Analysis Mrs. Carolyn Spinner October 2, 2011 The thought process that anyone goes through in deciding to go back to college after the high school or college age requires a look back in time, a steady gaze towards the future and a serious reality check. There are a lot of good reasons to increase your education, such as having a more fulfilling career, being able to provide for loved ones and having the respect of others who have earned a college degree. It sounds a little frightening to the average adult who has children, job and life experiences outside of the school environment to embark on a journey to education especially
In my opinion I think I like all year around in school. If kids really look at it, we get alota days out for a break. Many schools also need to come on there education because the drop out rate may come back up if it already haven’t. Many schools say they do many things to help students and they really care about the students, blah blah blah, some schools are just all talk. Schools have at least a hand full of teachers that really care about the students life after high school, some teachers make sure that there students go to college and some don’t even care what goes on when were out of there classroom.
) Barriers for the Mature Student The college campuses of today are very different than those of years past, as many mature students are going back to school. These students have different needs than the traditional student they tend to want additional job skills for a new job or continuing education for the position they have now, but a few are still looking for the traditional college degree. Whatever the reason for returning to school the older student faces many challenges that the traditional student does not encounter. When I was a teenager in high school you graduated and went to college, to work, or in my case, started a family. Choosing the family option, I felt that going to college was something I had passed up for my children, but now that my children are grown I am starting college, which I would have never believed this when I was in high school.
Then the student decides to drop to a part-time worker, register for less class hours to find more time to work on improving their grades. But what they soon fail to realize, is that now they will have to hold off on graduation a little longer. Also there are other students who just can’t afford the expenses of college, so they may end up dropping out before they even reach the second semester. These are all real examples of what many college students go through, across the
College vs. High School By Erika Clough Many students, especially those who do not have a family member who has been to college, believe college is pretty much like high school, only bigger. In today’s modern society the two most popular forms of education are a high school education and a college education. More people than ever are striving to better themselves by achieving some form of college education. To be prepared, it helps to know what differences lay ahead. Though academic requirements and student life vary depending on the college you attend, there are basic differences that apply in almost every case.
Article 1 highlighted several theories of adult learning. Here adults learn for many reasons, mostly for self growth in their lives, careers, and self value. Lindeman’s principles of adult learning were, motivation, orientation to learn, experimental base, self direction and individual differences. (Linderman, 1926)The only time age becomes a factor in what is learned is when your long term memory is challenged by age longevity. As adults mature in age (60-70) the desire to learn new things and retention of knowledge diminishes tremendously.