Meeting adult learner needs through the nontraditional doctoral degree
Contributors: Jerman, Jerry
Series: New directions for adult and continuing education -- no. 129; New directions for adult and continuing education -- no. 129.
Publisher: [Jossey-Bass]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781118027639
Subjects: Alternative education; Adult education; Higher Education
Notes: Issue edited by James P. Pappas and Jerry Jerman.

"Spring 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The emergence of the nontraditional doctorate : a historical overview  -- Douglas Archbald; title: Profile of the nontraditional doctoral degree student  -- Michael Offerman; title: Faculty concerns related to distance learning within nontraditional doctoral programs  -- H. Wells Singleton, Carmen L. Session; title: Innovation in doctoral degrees designed for adult learners : a hybrid model in personal financial planning  -- John E. Grable; title: The development of a new doctoral degree program to serve an adult audience : Georgetown University  -- Phyllis O'Callaghan; title: PhD and EdD degrees for mid-career professionals : Fielding Graduate University  -- Judith L. Kuipers; title: Organizing the faculty around the students : Walden University  -- Paula E. Peinovich, Harold L. Hodgkinson; title: Delivering an organizational leadership PhD program at a distance : University of Oklahoma  -- Joseph Lee Rodgers, T.H. Lee Williams; title: Topics for current and future consideration -- James P. Pappas, Jerry Jerman.