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Integrate different generational needs for a strong adult learner experience
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30447
Subject(s) - baby boomers , adult learner , institution , adult education , adult learning , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , demographic economics , social science , economics
CLEVELAND — Working with adult learners comes with a particular challenge in that adult learners at your institution can, and will, cross generational lines. When recruiting adult learners, you might be speaking to members of several different generations — everyone from baby boomers to Generation X to millennials, all with different needs, expectations, and sources of motivation.