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Baltes, Paula Choate – 1986
Patterns in responses of colleges to fiscal stress were assessed. Attention was directed to the responses over a 10-year period, of 23 four-year colleges and universities that were observed in "A Report on the Financial Conditions Project" (1981) by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the National Association of College and University…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Programs, Financial Problems
Download full textLoavenbruck, Grant – 1981
The current state of the art concerning the provision of continuing social education and recent expansion and pressures for continued growth through the 1980s are considered. Specific topics include: the continuing education directors and staff; the continuing education program (CEP) as an organization; the CEP's programming, funding sources, and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Financial Support, Higher Education, Professional Continuing Education
Vetter, Louise; And Others – 1977
A study was conducted which examined the career planning programs provided by employers for their women employees and by postsecondary education institutions for women employees through community-based (continuing education) programs or cooperative programs between educational institutions and employers. Data were collected during 1977 from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Planning, College Programs
Freedman, Leonard – 1987
Criteria for determining quality in continuing education at the college level are addressed. After considering conceptual and practical difficulties to assuring quality in continuing higher education (CHE), the background characteristics, capabilities, and performance of adult learners and traditional college students are compared. The following…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Programs
Dempsey, Beverly June Luke – 1985
The history of learning assistance (e.g., courses, tutorials, and counseling) in U.S. senior colleges is traced, starting with the period 1830-1875. With the establishment of New York University in 1830 came a growth of liberal education over classical training and a new emphasis on instruction in English and preparatory education. When the 1862…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Libraries, College Preparation, College Programs
Hillage, J.; Uden, T.; Aldridge, F.; Eccles, J. – 2000
In England, adult education became widespread as industrialization fed the demand for popular democracy. A marked shift from practical to leisure-based adult education occurred after World War II. More recently, policymakers have acknowledged the broader aims of education, including social inclusion and creation of a learning society. More than…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
