Springer, M. L., & Schuver, M. T. (2015, June), The New Professional Working Adult Learner – The Next Generational Cohort  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24896

\bibitem{asee_peer_24896}
  Springer, M. L., \& Schuver, M. T. (2015, June), \emph{The New Professional Working Adult Learner – The Next Generational Cohort}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24896

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP and Mark T Schuver.  "The New Professional Working Adult Learner – The Next Generational Cohort".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24896 Internet.  30 Apr, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_24896}
  Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP and Mark T Schuver.
  "The New Professional Working Adult Learner – The Next Generational Cohort".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24896 Internet.  30 Apr, 2025

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