Continuing education programs operate year-round at hundreds of colleges and universities, and most focus soberly on solid academic subjects, especially in the summer. The author describes some of the courses being taught throughout the United States. (Author/RK)

This resource book for furniture renovation (refinishing and reupholstering) is one of four resource books developed for use in Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Representative, illustrative, and informative materials contained in the resource book are Furniture Woods, Cuts and Matching Veneers, Wood…

Advocates experiential education in parental education classes. Explores the definition of experiential learning, why it succeeds, and how to incorporate it. Specifically addresses: (1) the learning part; (2) sensory input; (3) interpretation and organization; (4) metaphors; (5) motion; (6) types of activities; and (7) long-term implementation.…

This resource book for slipcover construction is one of four resource books developed for use in Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Representative, illustrative, and informative materials contained in the resource book are Safety and Machine Instructions, Estimates for Slipcover Yardage, Prepare Furniture…

Intended primarily for students of the Education for the Retirement Years training workshops (University of Oregon Center for Gerontology), this manual for pre-retirement education facilitators is a practical guide to the methodological concepts discussed and demonstrated during the on-campus training. Chapter 1 offers a brief statement on…

These curriculum materials were collected from teachers in the Lehman College Adult Learning Center (New York). They include various activities and resources, such as a series of questions about the aims of teaching adults, a list of sources for adult basic education (ABE) materials, poems, and autobiographical materials. Teaching suggestions and…

This resource book for window treatment construction and rod installation is one of four resource books developed for use in Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Representative, illustrative, and informative materials contained in the resource book are Window Treatments Glossary, Window Treatments, Parts of a…

This final four-part report describes and evaluates the Vocational Adult Secondary Training Project (VAST) whose goals were to revise and develop: adult basic education curriculum in the areas of mathematics, communications, and science; individualized instruction with clearly defined objectives; a methodology for pretesting and selection of…

A study of the learning orientation of 220 female registered nurses concluded that there was still a need to determine more accurately the utility of learning orientations as predictors of participation in different types of learning activities. (Author/BP)

This curriculum guide for furniture renovation (refinishing and reupholstering) is one of four guides developed to aid in setting up either Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Introductory materials include information on the project that developed the curriculum (purpose and procedure) and survey materials…

The curriculum guide was designed to develop within adult education a career education model program for Louisiana and to help teachers, counselors, and administrators in planning and implementing creative and innovative activities in the field of career awareness and exploration. This collection of recommended ideas, activities, and procedures…

This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language programs become critical television viewers. The document begins with a discussion of why television…

This kit contains a teaching guide with objectives, answers, and instructions for each activity and spirit masters color coded to correspond with the appropriate chapter in the teaching guide. Five program segments are presented: (1) introduction to insurance; (2) homeowners/renters insurance; (3) automobile and motorcycle insurance; (4) health…

This curriculum guide for window treatment construction and rod installation is one of four guides developed to aid in setting up either Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Introductory materials include information on the project that developed the curriculum (purpose and procedure) and survey materials from…

This curriculum guide for slipcover construction is one of four guides developed to aid in setting up either Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Introductory materials include information on the project that developed the curriculum (purpose and procedure) and survey materials from the project (letter,…