An adult is one who has already reached at the age of the 18. So an adult learner is the one who goes for an advanced education in a college or university. The different motives of the adult learners can be there like - personal enrichment, getting professional competitive edge and many more.

A characteristics of the adult learner -  

• eager to make social connections in among the peers and professors.

• eager to know and life long learners especially who are working for knowledge based organizations.

• wants to improve their knowledge set because of the social welfare and the community service.

• have cognitive interest in improving their personal enrichment by taking extra language classes, extra subject and co-curricular classes.

It is the sole responsibility of the universities and mega universities that they produce, develop and create the curriculum and co-curricular activities that can help an adult learner to completely develop the overall personality and knowledge of the adult learner.

Passions of an adult learner -

• The adult learners are inspired by their personal goals and desires. They are self directed towards their goals and desires.

• Adults are goal oriented so that they come to the university or online learning initiatives for their knowledge and personal enrichment.

• Adults have a goal oriented lifestyle to accumulate the knowledge of work related activities. A good practitioner of a peculiar subject expert can give a tremendous personal enrichment to the students of the age.

• Adults learners are the practical oriented people. They want to consume the practical aspects of a lesson more than just to read it.

• Adult learners are needed to be shown respect. It should be considered that the relationship between the students and university or institute should exist forever.

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