"Will College Come of Age?"
This is an outline of a story that ran in the 1996 edition of Flux, the journalism school magazine.
Lead: Longish quotes
A 36-year-old returning student thought she was ready for the UO.
She dropped out.
Why? She felt isolated.
Transition: Isolation is just one of the barriers older students face.
Establishing section: Other problems?
- Family demands
- Inadequate counseling
- Policies designed for younger students
- Administrators' lack of awareness
Body:
Background: How are nontraditional students defined?
- Family demands: One student's experience with kids and school
- Policies: Short graf about attendance and work-study programs
- Counseling
- One student's experience with bad advice on major
- Another student's experience with lack of support
- Experience at other schools: professional counselors
- Administrators' response: Quote: "Not a top priority."
Conclusion:
- Students help themselves.
- Returning Students Association helps out.
- Student's quote: Student in the lead is back in school helping other returning students.
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