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Financing Distance Education in a Time of Economic Challenge
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Author(s): Elizabeth Moore Rhodes (Southeastern Lousiana University, USA), Willie Ennis (Southeastern Lousiana University, USA), Mindy Crain-Dorough (Southeastern Lousiana University, USA), Michael D. Richardson (Southeastern Louisiana University, USA)and Tak C. Chan (Kennessaw State University, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 13
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Marketing Online Education Programs: Frameworks for Promotion and Communication
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ugur Demiray (Anadolu University, Turkey)and Serdar Sever (Anadolu University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-074-7.ch021
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Abstract
This chapter examines marketing messages that may persuade older adult learners to enroll in online higher education programs. It builds on a theoretical framework of the factors in adults’ decisions to enroll in higher education programs. A demographic shift has been occurring that will influence the population targeted for academic online educational opportunities. Baby Boomers are becoming older adults, defined as those over the age of 60, and it is projected that these individuals will remain in educational, social service, managerial, and customer service positions past the traditional age of retirement. Yet marketing strategies used by institutions of higher education may be neglecting this population, who will require additional educational opportunities to obtain credentials needed for workplace opportunities (Willis, 2006; Stokes, 2006). In addition, older adult learners do not have time to devote to long educational experiences and must move through the system as quickly as possible, often attending only part time to accommodate work and family needs.
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