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Oski, Katharine – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1980
The problems and needs of adults returning for higher education are discussed. It is important for learning institutions and nontraditional programs to investigate the types and the scope of these problems and needs and the availability of support the student will receive from others to help overcome the problems. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Charland, William – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1980
Project Transition, an experimental program for adult learners, includes a curriculum based on the expressed needs of students. Areas covered in the seminars include the psychology of adulthood, valuing, the future, career development, midlife changes, and learning as adults. Seminars are divided into stages: engagement, sharing leadership,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Career Development, Curriculum Development
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Direct linkKelly, Dorothy A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1979
The College of New Rochelle's School of New Resources is described including: adult participation in decision making (selection and development of courses, faculty recruitment, and courses and programs evaluation), and descriptions of extension centers and campuses (AFSCME-AFL/CIO, Co-op City, South Bronx, New York Theological Seminary, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Community Involvement
