This white paper shapes the powerful economic, demographic, and market trends within the higher education space, particularly for adults. Moreover, it asks how these trends might affect key constituencies. This first paper looks at the nature of the obstacles adult learners face in trying to earn credentials with labor market value, the promise of innovative practices that target adult learners, and changes in institutional and governmental policies that might help more adults earn higher education credentials.
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