Adult students are critical to addressing the college completion crisis. Retention and completion for adults lags behind students who enter college directly from high school. However, higher education has largely been built around service to younger high school graduates, and institutions are slow to change. A shift in focus to accommodate the needs and interests of adult learners will require additional research regarding the enrollment patterns and behaviours of adult students. This study uses quantitative methods and the Beginning Postsecondary Students 12/14 dataset to consider the role of transfer in the experience of the adult learner, with specific attention to the characteristics, demographics and experiences of adult transfer students as well as the predictors of reverse and lateral transfer behaviour in adult student populations.

成年学生对于解决大学毕业危机至关重要。成人的保留和完成落后于直接从高中进入大学的学生。但是，高等教育很大程度上是围绕为年轻的高中毕业生提供服务而建立的，并且机构变化缓慢。为了满足成人学习者的需求和兴趣而改变重点时，将需要对成人学习方式和行为进行更多的研究。本研究使用定量方法和初中专科生12/14数据集来考虑转学在成年学习者体验中的作用，尤其要注意成年转学学生的特征，人口统计学和经历以及反向学习和逆向学习的预测因素成人学生群体中的横向转移行为。