Literature Review

Adult students applying to college is more common than faculty thinks. Colleges are seeing more adults returning to college to complete a degree that they began when they were younger. The adult student is working longer in life and needs to keep up with their competition which is a younger group and better-qualified. The younger employee is technical savvy and has graduated from college with new ideas to share in the workforce. The research that will be included in this paper will focus on the conceptual framework.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges in providing quality care to the elderly. I will conduct an evidenced-based literature review addressing quality improvement initiatives and programs for older adults. Following the literature review, I will describe barriers and solutions of quality programs and initiatives for older adults. Lastly, I will identify the future impact on nursing care of older adults resulting from this experience.

The time involved in acquiring a degree plays heavily on how long an adult stays engaged. Multiple demands on an adult learner make it difficult to juggle everything and stay motivated. Jovita Ross-Gordon states that “courses, certificates & degrees should be designed to be completed in a time frame [which are] more responsive to adult learners lives “(Ross-Gordon). Utilizing courses designed to be completed in less time would be a motivating factor for adults to seek out degrees and finish

It is well-known that body language refers to nonverbal mode of communication. On scientific analysis, it has been found that the different aspects of communication comprise 55% bodily movements and gestures, 38% vocal tone and only 7% words or verbal communication. It is thus clear that about 93% of communication is nonverbal, as many times, words are inadequate. This shows that correct use of body language serves as an effective nonverbal communication tool to convince fellow-workers at workplace, as well as family and friends, eventually leading to overall organizational success through self-development. It further leads to personal and professional growth of an

This paper described the data-collection and data-analysis needs for increasing the retention rate of adult learners; subsequently, there was an inclusion of strategies utilized in succeeding collection. There was a description of the communication needs for the stakeholders that included strategies to meet those

The public institution selected for this research project is a nonprofit, multi-campus and Georgia’s third-largest technical college based in Waco. The institution has an open admissions policy. It enrolls less than 7,000 students annually, in certificate, diploma, and associate degree programs. The highest degree offered at the institution is an associate degree. The student-faculty ratio is 18-to-1. The challenge for West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is to design and implement effective retention strategies and programs for first-time students that monitor, encourage , and reward student retention using available resources and without burdening faculty and staff with cumbersome tracking and reporting procedures. While the limitations present an overwhelming task, the consequences of not solving the problem exceed any potential limitations. With these limitations in mind, the researcher’s task is to find a workable solution. First-year retention rates involving higher education undergraduates during the previous several years have improved marginally even with various improvement efforts (Barefoot, 2000; Tinto, 2004). Large numbers of first-year students are exiting college due to unsatisfactory academic skills, failures to adapt both socially and academically, in addition to having an inadequate commitment to the objective of finishing college (Ishler & Upcraft, 2005; Tinto, 1987).

Adult students are simply people over the age of 25, who have elected to return to port-secondary education. They differentiate from your typical students in the facts that adult students, all things considered, have increased life responsibilities and face unique challenges. This research project explores the negatives, the positives what adult students face when returning to post-secondary education, and certain solutions. I analyzed recent research that deals with adult education and I included those results along with the results from a study I conducted in 2016, part two of this paper explains in detail the research I preformed.

The article “Measuring and Understand Student Retention” gives statistics and studies on retention in the United States. It also provides information on why students may be dropping out. There are three steps that were used to figure retention defining, measuring and support. The author uses sources such as colleges and studies to help support the article. This article interested me because it brought to my attention that there are many people that “drop out” of school. I will use this article in my research paper because it gives good statistics, strategies, and ideas that I wouldn’t have thought that affected retention.

In many postsecondary institutions student retention has been a frustrating issue; the program graduation rates for the cosmetology department have declined according to educators. The Division Chair, Ms. Guions understands it is crucial to keep students in school to gain a competitive edge in the cosmetic industry. Educators must apply various strategies to motivate adult students, thus motivation is the power that can help returning students overcome many barriers. The best efforts to retain returning adult students do not prevent them from withdrawing or leaving a program when situational factors occur, such as loss of employment, insufficient child care, transportation issues, personal or family difficulties and long-term sickness. Educators’ knowledge of the theoretical and practical application framework for retention strategies pertaining to adult education will be beneficial in assisting adult learners work through some of the barriers that could impede their ability to

Today's workers need to prepare with continuous job training, growth and development. Given the increased age, experiences and diverse lifestyles of the working population, it is understandable that adult education practices must move beyond the traditional model of teachers and learners, while new skills, working with local companies to match their needs and sending staff into factories and other workplaces to spread the word about state and federal retraining assistance. While trying to decide how to rebuild your life after loss of employment and lack of job opportunities following the current recession, or devastated from a divorce? Adult students faced with other struggles; studies have shown that older adult students face different hurdles, family problems, and poor self-image. These along with poor time management, weaker academic preparation and a need for remediation an increased focus on adult learners and their needs can help. (armour)

Information and communication technology has been adopted and implemented within various sectors of the economy. This is attributed to the benefits of technology in facilitating organizational activities and processes and its use in meeting the changes which characterize the modern society. The health sector is one of the industries which have significantly implemented technology. The health sector’s technological applications have been achieved within health information systems. The implementation of technology in this sector has resulted into both positive and negative implications on health

The adult learners in our communities are increasingly living longer these days and taking on the after school care for the grand-children in the family (e.g. homework assignments via computers and social media). Not too long ago there are signs of non-traditional adult learners on college campuses seeking undergraduate degrees, filling some of the seats formerly occupied by the traditional, 18-22 year old students according to (Apps, 1981; Cross, 1981; Leckie, 1988). Cross (1981) noted that part-time students make up the greater part of this increase. In other words, the number of full-time adult learners are still quite small, particularly at four-year colleges and universities. While universities are noticing the presence of mature adults

The greatest retention issues occur during the first year at an institution (Kuh et al., 2005). This crucial time in a student’s career gave rise to the First Year Experience and freshman year programs at colleges and universities based on the retention theories of Tinto, Pasacrelli, and Astin, and the work of John Gardner. Literature speaks of finding the “right fit” (Astin, 1999; Freedman, 1956; Richmond & Lemons, 1985). The level of involvement in “any of the components of an institution’s academic and social systems can be a critical factor in students’ persistence decisions” (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005, p. 426).

This paper consists of literature review of previous researches conducted related to the effect of utility model on innovation and technological growth of South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and Germany. I will discuss the following: how patent and utility model contributes uniquely to innovation and technological growth to countries in different economic growth phase, in terms of total factor productivity (TFP), detailed costs and benefits, and commonality of each type of intellectual property (IP) protection system, conduct case studies on China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia by comparing the trend of patent and utility model application to the level of TFP, discussions about the findings and a conclusion. Patents promote

This chapter summarizes the findings and gaps from the past research in order to establish the context for the proposed framework. Firstly, the existing studies that imply the influence of pavement roughness on mobile source emissions will be discussed. Secondly, the studies on existing emission models especially VSP based approach will be presented. Thirdly, the literature will find out the ongoing models to develop emission inventory for Texas roadways. And finally, the summary part will discuss the limitations of the existing studies in the context of Texas and the gaps in statistical measures.