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Direct linkSloane-Seale, Atlanta; Kops, Bill – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2010
Representatives from Manitoba seniors' organizations and the University of Manitoba collaborated on a proposal to examine the participation of older adults in learning activities. The initiative led to a series of studies on this theme, including an exploration of participation at a seniors' centre (Sloane-Seale & Kops, 2004), a comparison of…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Educational Gerontology, Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning
Download full textRichardson, Judith – 1993
An evaluation was made of the programs of the Des Moines Independent Community School District's Department of Community/Adult and Continuing Education. The 1992-93 budget for the department was $1,385,000. Ten full-time staff and 300 part-time staff administer, teach, and support program offerings. The department provides educational,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Children
Charters, Alexander N.; Vaughn, Harold A. – 1984
A project was designed to produce a listing of selected international governmental and non-governmental organizations with an adult education component. Of the 155 organizations surveyed, 76 responded and 45 completed the survey instrument. Categories 1 through 4 of the survey instrument asked for information regarding programs, activities,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education, Educational Research
ABC Canada, Toronto (Ontario). – 2002
The reasons for nonparticipation in adult literacy and upgrading programs were examined in a national study during which interviewers in 12 Canadian provinces conducted in-person interviews with 44 adults who had never participated in a literacy or upgrading program. Most interviewees indicated that they had experienced transition points at which…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Steward, T. G.; Alexander, D. J. – 1987
This report is an overview of the current state of adult education and guidance in Scotland, focusing on issues and problems and suggesting methods of helping more adults take advantage of educational opportunities. The report is organized in six chapters. The first chapter surveys policy and conceptual issues in the development of guidance for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Continuing Education
Sherman, Renee; Tibbetts, John; Dobbins, Dionne; Weidler, Danielle – 2001
This publication is designed to help adult education administrators think reflectively about their programs, identify areas of strengths and areas of improvement for themselves and for their programs, and plan and implement strategies that enhance the overall quality of their programs. The guide identifies a set of 17 recognized skills and…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
