Talk:Adult learner

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Merger
As far as I can tell, the articles Adult learner and Mature student refer to the same concept, with adult learner being the preferred US term, and mature student being the preferred UK term. As such, they should be a single article with sections on each country. I have no real preference for which term is the main one; I chose Adult learner as the target only because the article seems a little more fully developed. Qwyrxian (talk) 01:26, 25 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Support I think that's a great idea. Re-entry student should redirect to whatever page the content ends up at.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:58, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Yes, adult learner seems to be more developed, and probably should be the target article. Edge3 (talk) 15:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, I'm going to go ahead and do the merge now. Qwyrxian (talk) 01:56, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Complete. I didn't merge over the external links, as they were just links to the mature student requirements at a variety of institutions; such a list would grow without bound to every university with such a program, so per WP:EL I don't think they are necessary.  Qwyrxian (talk) 02:11, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

meaningless statement in "Special Characteristics..." section
"Motivation: Adult learners require either external or internal motivation to learn" Seems like kind of a meaningless, "well-duhhhh" statement to me. Is there some mystical third kind of motivation (i.e. neither internal nor external) that facilitates learning in non-adult learners? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.21.209.237 (talk) 21:12, 20 December 2011 (UTC) Agreed!

Tone
The tone of this article is completely inappropriate; it reads like an essay or op-ed piece rather than an encyclopedia article. My inclination is the simply delete the last four fifths of this thing so that someone can start from a fresh canvass. Thoughts? Matt Deres (talk) 00:52, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

I personally find it more problematic that the entry is inconsistent and does not provide enough sources / citations. As an example, in the first paragraph adult learners are defined as people over 18 whereas if you read on adult learners are defined as 'non-traditional learners' based on meeting at least two out of seven criteria, as opposed to undergrads.

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