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Making the Postsecondary Education Experience a Primary Focus for the Evolving Student Population: Establishing Curricula, Goals, and Metrics for Non-Traditional Learners

Making the Postsecondary Education Experience a Primary Focus for the Evolving Student Population: Establishing Curricula, Goals, and Metrics for Non-Traditional Learners

Craig M. Newman
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522584889|ISBN10: 1522584889|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522585114|EISBN13: 9781522584896
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8488-9.ch001
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Newman, Craig M. "Making the Postsecondary Education Experience a Primary Focus for the Evolving Student Population: Establishing Curricula, Goals, and Metrics for Non-Traditional Learners." Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education, edited by Gabriele I.E. Strohschen and Kim Lewis, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8488-9.ch001

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Newman, C. M. (2019). Making the Postsecondary Education Experience a Primary Focus for the Evolving Student Population: Establishing Curricula, Goals, and Metrics for Non-Traditional Learners. In G. Strohschen & K. Lewis (Eds.), Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education (pp. 1-19). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8488-9.ch001

Chicago

Newman, Craig M. "Making the Postsecondary Education Experience a Primary Focus for the Evolving Student Population: Establishing Curricula, Goals, and Metrics for Non-Traditional Learners." In Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education, edited by Gabriele I.E. Strohschen and Kim Lewis, 1-19. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8488-9.ch001

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Abstract

As the United States grapples with the changing realities associated with a rapidly post-industrial economy, the need for a robust postsecondary educational structure is taking on an outsized importance for social and societal viability. While the need to augment and prepare current and future workforces is apparent, the best practices and ideas for what is needed, who needs it, and how to deliver the needed educational undergirding for a transformative workforce are less certain. The existing paradigms of higher education—be they college- or vocation-oriented—are struggling to maintain relevance in serving a student consumer for whom traditional education models are less relevant and often too slow to adapt to the demands of a changing work environment.

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