Adult
Students in Higher Education: Histories, Goals and Challenges
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I am a graduate student in Sociology at the
Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and I am doing my
dissertation research on ‘adult undergraduates’ – people who are at least 25
years of age, enrolled in college, and seeking their bachelor’s degree. If this describes you, I would like to invite
you to participate in this study.
Why research adult undergrads? The simple fact is that ‘non-traditionally
aged’ students make up an important and growing part of the college-going
population, but not much is known about them.
Also, colleges and financial aid policy tend to be oriented towards
‘traditional’ students – those directly out of high school who can concentrate
fully on schooling – and often do not serve non-traditional students very
well. I am hoping that my research can
help to change this.
I would like to interview you about your educational
history, your reasons for going to college, and your present experiences as a
student. The interview will take between
45-60 minutes. Since I know that you are
busy, I will work around your schedule - the interview will take place at a
time and place convenient for you. I
will compensate you $20 for your time.
To protect your privacy, you will be completely
anonymous in any published research – that means neither your name nor anything
about you (neighborhood, college, etc.) will be mentioned by name. I will send you the interview questions ahead
of time for you to review.
If you are interested in participating, please
email dmonaghan@gc.cuny.edu
and write ‘Research Participation’ in the subject line. Thank you for your time!
About the researcher: David Monaghan is a 5th year Ph.D
student in Sociology at the Graduate Center, CUNY. His research is in the area of inequality in
higher education.
This research has been approved by
the Institutional Review Board of the Graduate Center, CUNY.
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