Abstract
Over the next decade, Baby Boomers will be reaching retirement age in large numbers and the U.S. will be undergoing one of
the most significant demographic shifts in its history. This demographic shift has important implications for the role of
higher education as a provider of lifelong learning and for the changing composition of postsecondary institutions. Using
data from the 2005 National Household Education Survey, the results of this study informs the higher education community about
this emerging student market segment as a way to help us better respond to older adults’ demand for formal learning in postsecondary
institutions.
the most significant demographic shifts in its history. This demographic shift has important implications for the role of
higher education as a provider of lifelong learning and for the changing composition of postsecondary institutions. Using
data from the 2005 National Household Education Survey, the results of this study informs the higher education community about
this emerging student market segment as a way to help us better respond to older adults’ demand for formal learning in postsecondary
institutions.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-21
- DOI 10.1007/s11162-011-9249-9
- Authors
- Ty M. Cruce, Statistical Research, ACT, Inc., 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168, USA
- Nicholas W. Hillman, Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Journal Research in Higher Education
- Online ISSN 1573-188X
- Print ISSN 0361-0365