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Rural adult learners in real estate education
Abstract
Today there is a trend toward more recertification and relicensing of professional individuals through professional learning programs. There is a need for successful learning programs for adults, but educational programs are not always designed for adult learners in specific learning environments. Therefore, there is a need to address the uniqueness of the adult learners in different professional and geographical areas. In this study, careful attention was directed to the principles of learning as perceived by real estate agents in rural communities. The purpose was to explore and to understand the learning processes utilized in mandatory continuing professional education (MCPE) programs by five real estate agents in rural communities. This was a multiple case study of rural adult learners within a single setting. An investigation of five purposefully selected participants with a minimum of four years of real estate sales experience, twenty-four contact hours of mandatory continuing professional education, and a minimum of two delivery systems for instructional purposes was conducted in a rural area. The study explored and illuminated the learning processes and experiences of rural real estate agents. Consequently, it will guide the development and implementation of quality learning programs for adult learners in rural communities.
Subject Area
Vocational education|Business education
Recommended Citation
Baconrind, Patricia Lee, "Rural adult learners in real estate education" (1996). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9628219.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9628219