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Juura, Jaakko – Adult Education in Finland, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational History, Enrollment
Bermant, M.; And Others – 1986
This study provides a tool for describing, analyzing, and evaluating the effectiveness of human resources development (HRD) systems and their components. It is intended for policy makers, planners, and senior officials from government, employers', and workers' organizations who have responsibilities in human resources development. The first part…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Enrollment, Entry Workers
Download full textOhio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1992
This report describes the progress Ohio made during fiscal year 1992 in achieving the objectives outlined in the State Plan for the Administration of Vocational Education in Ohio and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. The compiled information is intended for use to determine the need for changes in state plan…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Administration, Enrollment
Ogawa, Russell – 1994
Hawaii's system of vocational education (VE) for criminal offenders in its correctional system was reviewed. This report updates a prior study done in 1989 on vocational education in corrections and thus contains comparative information and recommendations based on the latest research findings. Fourteen specialists and administrators involved in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Curriculum, Educational Change
Carey, James T. – 1961
This report summarizes information from an extensive study of university adult education conducted through questionnaires sent to the Association of University Evening Colleges, National University Extension Association institutions, and a sample of liberal arts colleges, plus interviews with various officials in 18 colleges and universities.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Direct linkBash, Lee – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 1999
Adult learners comprise almost 50 percent of all students enrolled in higher Education. Some argue they are pioneering change in today's higher educational landscape. This book is designed to assist faculty members and administrators who want to understand how the impact of adult learning programs has and is helping to transform the academy and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Adult Learning
Moore, Michael G. – 1981
This conference paper consists of a sketch of the British Open University at work as well as a brief commentary on current developments in the fields of communication technology, course design, instruction, and current trends in distance education. Provided first are statistics pertaining to current enrollment and enrollment projections, student…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communications, Continuing Education, Educational Practices
Ingham, Roy J.; Qazilbash, Hussain – 1968
Graduate programs in adult education at 24 universities in the United States and Canada are surveyed here. An overall review of program content (mainly surveys of the field, program development in adult education, adult learning, and general administration) is followed by unique features and specialties of several programs; information on…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Learning, College Faculty
Sanders, George; Dennis, William A. – 1971
This brief evaluation of area vocational schools and programs and their impact on students and communities of Appalachia notes: (1) 20 to 30 percent of Appalachian high school students are being reached by current programs, (2) Enrollment in individual programs has increased from 50 to several hundred percent, (3) The dropout rate for most schools…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Educational Equipment
Doty, Charles R. – 1978
Due to federal and state legislation there has developed a situation of confusion regarding the establishment, maintenance, and supervision of postsecondary and adult vocational education, particularly where a division of higher education and a division of vocational education exist in a state. A study undertaken in New Jersey identified four…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Continuation Students
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. Education Div. – 1999
This report focuses on total welfare enrollments in two-year colleges and the enrollments in four new WorkFirst training programs that started in fall 1998. The new programs initiate a wage and skill progression strategy that gets WorkFirst students started in better jobs than they could find without training and helps them to advance in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)
British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. Center for Continuing Education. – 1975
The activities of the Centre for Continuing Education, University of British Columbia, and its professional staff are reviewed for the 1974-75 year. A statistical report shows an overall enrollment increase of 13.74%, with part-time, evening, and correspondence credit courses showing expanded student participation and course offerings. A broad…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Community Services, Continuing Education Centers
TRELOAR, WILLIAM PURDY – 1960
TO ASCERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS OF SELECTED FACTORS INHIBITING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY SIZE, ENROLLMENT, EXPERIENCE OF THE DIRECTOR, AND FULL- OR PART-TIME DIRECTORSHIP, 200 RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED TO ALL ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTORS IN MICHIGAN WERE ANALYZED. DATA WERE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THREE PROBLEM AREAS--(1)…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Stalford, Charles B., Ed. – 1978
Three papers discuss the needs, interests, and participation of adults in learning activities. Generally, the papers deal with influences upon the possible demand for lifelong learning in the future. In the first paper K. Patricia Cross synthesizes findings from thirty-one state and national studies concerning the patterns of participation and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Rosow, Leslie A. – 1979
Adult Americans have been participating in formal education and training programs in record numbers in recent years. Yet studies of participation by working Americans in tuition assistance programs have consistently revealed that few take advantage of them. This report describes and analyzes the Kimberly-Clark Corporation's tuition-assistance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship
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