One of the looming concerns of higher education is the demographic cliff: the number of traditional college-aged students is set to peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically over the next several ...

Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, additional education in their current industry or completion of a degree they previously started. But ...

Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

Adult learners in colleges and universities nationally comprise about a quarter of all undergraduate students. Although that figure fluctuates in relation to the overall economy and varies further ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ray Ravaglia covers education, focusing on technology and innovation. The landscape of K-12 education is rapidly evolving as new ...

As more colleges face the reality of a declining traditional student population, there’s a common belief that adult students are where the growth is. But the reality is more complicated. There are ...

Several years ago, I tried pursuing a second master's degree at an institution of higher learning with degree programs designed for traditionally aged students. My first master's was a successful ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProLiteracy, a nonprofit organization leading the charge to advance adult literacy in the US and throughout the world, shares new research in the ...

If you’ve been a college student within the past 10 years, then you’ve likely heard about lifelong learning, competency-based learning, human-centered skills, and the like, as AI has infused (some ...