If Life Happened but a Degree Didn’t: Examining Factors That Impact Adult Student Persistence

By Matt Bergman, Jacob P. K. Gross, Matthew S. Berry, B. Shuck. 2014

97 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Education, Political Science and International Relations

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/bd2a4e2d2ad27f51542601274531e34b57df5d77

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Demography

1. Gail L. Markle

In Education

1. Matt Bergman
2. Gail L. Markle

Citations in the corpus

• An Integrative Literature Review on the Barriers Impacting Adult Learners’ Return to College (2017, background): “Institutional barriers consist of the policies and procedures that are enshrined within colleges and universities that prevent adult learners from participating in educational based activities (Cross, 1981), as well as affect degree completion among adult learners (Bergman et al., 2014).”
• Factors Influencing Persistence Among Nontraditional University Students (2015, background): “Additionally, increasing degree completion among adults has important ramifications for individuals and society in general (Bergman et al., 2014).”