Learning in a Cohort: Adapting Content to Women's Learning Styles

Abstract

Do educational cohorts help or hurt learning? The cohort structure is an academic and social support system designed to improve the teaching and learning process (Greenlee & Karanxha, 2010). While economically desirable as an educational delivery model, a debate exists as to whether cohorts improve the learning process or diminish the learning outcomes (Pemberton & Akkary, 2010). This qualitative research examined sixteen, non-traditional aged, female college students who were enrolled in an intensive 20-month bachelor’s degree completion program. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews and surveys were utilized to gather data about the women’s perceptions of their experience in the cohort program.