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Key motivating factors for rural adult women entering college

Creator:

Benoit, Michelle R.

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This qualitative study seeks to gain knowledge about the motives and barriers of rural adult women students and how these factors impact their decision to pursue postsecondary education. As more adult women choose to enter or return to higher education, it is important to examine the factors that influence their...

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Masters Thesis

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unemployment, and high rates of illiteracy (p. 43). Poverty rates in rural communities have continued to
The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Creator:

Sanders, Karen M.

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between selected academic factors and the persistence of GED recipients in community colleges in the state of Oregon. With this purpose in mind, the study addressed the following research question: Is there a relationship between selected academic variables and...

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Dissertation

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challenge” (Kelly, 2005, p. 19). As the number of under-educated adults increases, so too does the pool of