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Practicing What We Teach: Learning from Experience to Improve Adult Program Administration
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Jass, Lori K. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, comprises three primary units that each serve a distinct population: the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is a residential college for roughly 2,800 traditional-age undergraduates; the College of Adult and Professional Studies and Graduate School (CAPS/GS) serves roughly 2,200 adult learners at both the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Systems Approach
Art Galleries and Museums: Nonclassroom Learning for the Nontraditional Student.
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Schwartz, Ruth – New Directions for Higher Education, 1986
Museums and art galleries have potential for exciting learning programs for adult students. Courses must be consciously constructed to meet adult learners' expectations for personal growth, and detailed planning is required for complex logistical details of courses offered locally or abroad. However, good programs will have a growing audience.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Course Evaluation, Course Organization, Higher Education
Achieving a Serious Commitment to Adult Learners.
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Stoel, Carol – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
Recent trends in institutional accommodation of adult students in postsecondary education are discussed, and five key issues are identified: integration, transition, developmental research, leadership and faculty redirection, and fair pricing of programs. It is argued that a commitment to serving learners of all ages gives institutions a new sense…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, College Role