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E. Orsega-Smith; B. Wolfle; N. Amato; R. Suminski – Educational Gerontology, 2024
As the number of older Americans double in the next forty years, it will be important to delay the decline in cognition. The aim of this paper is to describe the feasibility and acceptability of a six-week cognitively stimulating program focusing on visual arts (Picasso, Andrew Wyeth, and Carl Warner), music (Bach and Franklin), and travel…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Cognitive Ability, Stimulation, Visual Arts
Delaware State Planning Office, Dover. – 1971
The Vocational-Technical Needs Study was undertaken by the Delaware State Planning Office in order to determine if there was a need and a demand for a branch of Delaware Technical and Community College in Kent County. The study involved the use of three surveys--one for all high school juniors and seniors in Kent County, one for a sample of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Needs
Hopey, Christopher E.; And Others – NCAL Connections, 1994
Adult literacy (AL) programs in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, Illinois, and California were surveyed in Spring 1994 to identify the extent and scope of computer technology use in AL programs. Of the 515 responding programs, 82% used computers for administrative activities, 66% for instructional activities, 31% for student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Askov, Eunice N.; Johnston, Jerome; Petty, Leslie I.; Young, Shannon J. – 2003
This monograph examines benefits, challenges, and methods of expanding access to adult literacy with online distance education (ODE). The following are among the topics discussed: (1) reasons for considering ODE (new technologies and delivery systems in education; ODE in higher education, business training, and adult basic education; state-level…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy