Adult Learners and Students with Children
Adult Learners and Students with Children
The Adult Learner and Students with Children (ALSC) KC increases awareness, disseminates information, identifies resources and tracks academic and demographic trends concerning these typically under-represented but growing, and frequently intersecting, populations of students. All of our efforts are ultimately focused on increasing the recruitment, admission, retention and graduation of this demographic.
As a Knowledge Community we find recognition of Outstanding Programs to be one of our most important missions. Each year our community offers three awards to recognize the amazing work done by our colleagues in the field.
If you have a program at your University, College or Community College that supports that retention and successful graduation of Adult Learners or Students with Children, we urge you to apply for our awards.
Message from Chair
The most exciting part about embarking on this role as ALSC Chair is to learn more about the work and research taking place to better the lived-experience and education of our adult learners, including those with children. This KC is designed to highlight the talent and drive of practitioners across the country who are making a difference for these learners and are partnering with incredible organizations who also want to have a long-lasting impact. In the ALSC KC, we love to welcome new members and engage new folks to join our team. We as a KC strive to be collaborative, to learn from our talented members, and to instill a sense of urgency for NASPA members to celebrate the adult learner experience. It is critical for institutions to focus their supports, staffing, and resources on prioritizing the journey of adult learners and students with children. This population has and will continue to enrich educational spaces; let’s never cease to be their champion and advocate.
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Leadership Team
Knowledge Community leaders are NASPA volunteers who have generously devoted their time to their Knowledge Community. Chairs are elected by the Knowledge Community members while Regional representatives are selected from within the Region. Additional roles are selected by the Knowledge Community.
Resources
The Adult Learners and Students with Children Knowledge Community compiled the following list of resources; however, inclusion on this list does not represent an endorsement of the information, site, or organization by NASPA and any of its entities. To suggest new sites or report an error, email Martha Harper.
- Advocating for Pregnant & Parenting Students: How to be Proactive not Reactive $49 for NASPA members free to ALSC KC members, write to [email protected] for an access code.
- Association for Non-Traditional Student in Higher Education
- Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
- National College Transition Network
- Non-Traditional Students
- Adult Students
- Students Over 30 Resources
- Non-Traditional Student Blog
- Non-Traditional Student Twitter
- About.com site with non-traditional student tips
- College for Adults
- Alpha Sigma Lambda
- Omicron Psi
- American Council on Education resources
- US Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Eduation
- American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
- Students Parents organization (AR, CA, MO, MS, GA only)
- Title IX Resources for Student who are parents rights
- Post-traditional Learners and the Transformation of Postsecondary Education: A Manifesto for College Leaders By Louis Soares - See PDF Resources below
Awards
Events
One of the best resources available to you is the wide range of professional development opportunities. This list contains both our “Hosted Events,” workshops and webinars that we plan and manage, and some “Related Events,” hosted by the NASPA Central Office or other NASPA Constituent Groups. To see a full listing of NASPA events, please see the Events page.