Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Major/Program
Adult Education
First Advisor's Name
Douglas H. Smith
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Luretha F. Lucky
Third Advisor's Name
Jethro W. Tome
Keywords
Counseling in adult education, Counseling in higher education, Continuing education
Date of Defense
11-21-1989
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the availability and quality of student services offered to adult learners in selected continuing education programs in Dade County, Florida.
The two basic research questions addressed in this study were:
1) What are the student services being provided to adult learners by the selected colleges and universities?
2) What is the quality of these services being provided as perceived by administrators and adult learners at their institutions?
Two groups comprised the population for this study. One group sample of adult learners enrolled in credit courses being offered by the continuing education unit. The second group sample was comprised of administrators in the areas of Admissions, Financial Aid, Registration, Student Services and Continuing Education at each of the five colleges and universities in Dade County, Florida.
Data were collected from 107 students and 25 administrators using the Continuing Education Student Services Questionnaire (CESSQ) developed by the researcher in a pilot study.
The questionnaire, one for administrators and a similar one for adult learners, consisted of two parts. One consisted of eight demographic items and the second one of twenty items describing student services.
An overview of responses by institutions showed that only the following services received a 100% response as available at one or more institutions: 1) Admissions Information, 2) Convenient Hours for Registration, 3) Assistance in Class Registration, 4) Assistance in Planning a Class Schedule, 5) Access to the Library in Evening and Weekends, 6) Parking and Security, 7) Food Services, 8) Bookstore and 9) Access to Computers.
Identifier
FI14050435
Recommended Citation
Barragan, Roberto Jr., "Examining the needs for student services of adult learners in continuing higher education" (1989). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1403.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1403
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