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    all families and relationships follow traditional roles when it comes to a work and family balance is foolish. Traditional gender roles in a relationship have been women spending the most time at home doing housework and raising kids, while men solely focused on a 9 to 5 job. Times are changing and society is becoming more and more accepting of non-traditional families and relationships. When finding a balance between work and family, gender plays a huge role. Sometimes when looking at specific

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    Discuss the issues associated with non-traditional gender roles and identity. Many professions are traditionally occupied by one gender over the other, identified as occupational segregation (Hoffnung et al., 2013). Furthermore, Hoffnung and colleagues (2013), state that females are often perceived as carrying the burden of parenthood and general domestic chores, often in positions such as domestic labour. Whereas males are traditionally employed in positions with lower social demands

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    Men In Non-Traditional Roles      This paper takes a look into the lives of three males breaking out of their gender stereotyped roles in society. These males avoid the boundaries traditional thinking has tried to impose on them and embark on their own as what they like to call "pioneers in the men's equality movement." Introduction: The Men           First off, this paper will introduce the three "pioneers";

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    Perhaps it is the other way around? Before, gender roles were passed on through generations, but recently things have been changing. Traditional gender roles of men and women are not relevant in today’s society, due to changing times as seen through non-traditional families, more women pursuing higher education, and families being more open-minded. During this day and age, non-traditional families have become more common, breaking traditional roles of families. With more families, being those with

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    structure and high value on responsibility will increase your chance of academic success. A Study of Non-Traditional and Traditional Students in Terms of their Time Management Behaviors, Stress Factors, and Coping Strategies is a great study on the difference between traditional and non-traditional students. The authors focus on the different stressors that are related to non-traditional and traditional students, primarily focusing on the demands of work,

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    encounter. In addition, there will be discussion about best practices to consider, those currently in operation and future concerns for both students and universities. For clarification going forward, I will use the terms non-traditional student, adult student, adult learner, non-residential student and nontraditional learner interchangeably. The growth of the adult student population in higher education requires programs that address and support their specific needs. In January 2012, I returned

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    stress response) and perceived stress levels between traditional and nontraditional students. General Student Population College students are a unique population of people who have a variety of different stressors than people who do not attend college (Holinka, 2015). Post-secondary education is a stressful time for both traditional and nontraditional students (Yarbrough & Schaffer, 1990). Regardless of student status whether it may be traditional, nontraditional, freshman- senior, all students experience

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    reality for career technical educators with regard to broadening representation of both men and women in nontraditional careers is that there needs to be a creative recruitment strategy designed that utilizes the enthusiasm and talents of successful role models (Lucci Jr., W., 2007). Effective recruitment and teaching practices can help educators create learning situations that are conducive for all students to learn, especially those nontraditional students in career clusters. Suggestions for recruiting

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    community college students are considered to be nontraditional students, based on demographic factors including their age, living arrangement, and financial situation. In most cases, these nontraditional students will have different reasons than traditional students for choosing to attend a two-year

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    with technology-dominant classrooms compared to their traditional counterparts. These institutions have initiated methods to work with this problem, such as implementing beginner computer courses and encouraging them to be proactive in practicing their new found skills. Contemporary education research has observed numerous obstacles that adult student encounter returning to school. There is a learning gap that educators must close between traditional and adult students. While adult students bring valuable

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