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Community College Review, Vol. 34, No. 2, 139-152 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0091552106293414

Involvement, Development, and Retention

Theoretical Foundations and Potential Extensions for Adult Community College Students

Christopher Chaves

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The aim of this article is to orient those interested in adult community college student research to a wide array of discourses and theoretical tools that can help us understand the underlying complexity of the problems faced by this often-marginalized group. Reviewed are categories of theory about student involvement and engagement, student development, and adult learning that should inform how we educate adult community college students. This article concludes with a discussion of how all these theories, taken together, can improve adult education in community colleges.

Key Words: adult learning • student retention • identity development • relational learning • experiential learning


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