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Direct linkCowperthwaite, Gordon – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
Suggests alternatives to traditional methods of "dispensing" higher education to lifelong learners, focusing on changing teacher responsibilities, older college students, crediting experiential learning, extending services to private and public agencies, and learning contracts. Cites two examples of using contract learning. (JM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Colleges
