Courageous Learning: Finding a New Path Through Higher Education - Softcover

Ebersole, John; Patrick, William B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976881314 ISBN 13: 9780976881315

Publisher: Hudson Whitman/ Excelsior College Press, 2011

Synopsis

The true majority of American students are working-age adults. Approximately 80% of those who need to start or finish a degree are over 25 years old, yet most institutions of higher education treat them as an afterthought. Courageous Learning offers a closer look at the needs of adult learners and provides a clear, comprehensive assessment of the adult higher education landscape. Courageous Learning is an invaluable tool for adults making the connection between learning and life success. It is also a must-have resource for educators who are beginning to recognize our country's future is dependent on the ability to attract and support more courageous learners. "I applaud institutions like Excelsior and Western Governors University for being on the cutting edge, and for developing better ways to meet customers where they are. Going back to school is one of the most important, most expensive, and most impactful decisions that many of us ever make. Hopefully, this book will help returning adults make choices that are right for them." - Margaret Spellings, 8th United States Secretary

About this title

About the Author

John Ebersole is the president of Excelsior College in Albany, New York. His career in adult, online and continuing education spans more than twenty-five years. AUTHOR HOME: Albany, NY

From the Inside Flap

"Going back to school is one of the most important, most expensive, and most impactful decisions that many of us ever make. Yet we often have more information about a cup of coffee than about the investment we make in higher education. Hopefully, this book will help returning adults make choices that are right for them." --Margaret Spellings, 8th United States Secretary of Education "...all the radical innovations mentioned in Courageous Learning are making more and more sense in this new world of digital open learning." --Alan Davis, President, Empire State College, Albany Times Union

Edition details

• Publisher: Hudson Whitman/ Excelsior College Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976881314
• ISBN 13: 9780976881315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242