Congressional offices are frequently contacted by constituents who are researching how to pay for postsecondary education. This report identifies various online sources targeted to students and parents that provide information on planning and acquiring funds for postsecondary education. Some resources also contain information on repaying,…

The transition from high school to college is an important milestone, but it is only one of many steps in the journey through higher education. This volume is an annotated bibliography of the emerging literature examining the many other transitions students make beyond the first year, including the sophomore year, the transfer experience, and the…

Since its inception in 2002, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has funded over 700 education research grants and over 60 education training grants. The research grants have supported exploratory research to build theory or generate hypotheses on factors that may affect educational…

Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide an annotated bibliography on best practices for late entry learners into college academic upgrading programs. It is intended for practitioners, administrators, and researchers and others with an interest in this field. Method: This annotated bibliography synthesizes sources related to late entry…

This publication contains abstracts of all doctoral research studies which were planned and supervised in the adult education area of Syracuse University between 1958 and 1979. The 22 dissertations examine the following topics: (1) characteristics of adult college students; (2) development of liberal adult education activities in New York state;…

A review of professional literature reveals a broad range of terms used to describe adults who wish to further their education. This annotated bibliography identifies major trends in adult learning. (Author/BEF)

Lists professional organizations; library and resource centers; journals and periodicals; government publications; and books and articles with interests in language, adults, ESL, or social and educational issues. Most are Canadian. (EKN)

The bibliography lists 875 citations from over 40 professional journals and reports on diverse aspects of higher education for adult students. A brief introduction discusses the developmental stages of adult learners and the challenges of researching this diverse population. (MSE)

Invitations were extended to the former American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows in Academic Administration who attended a February 1974 working reunion in Lincoln Nebraska, and to the ACE Fellows in the 1973-74 Academic Administration Internship Program (AAIP) to list in this bibliography papers they prepared in conjunction with the Working…

This document is a bibliography of easy reading materials appropriate for adults who are beginning to read in English. It is divided into seven sections: (I) Leisure Reading; (II) Consumer Information; (III) Current Events, Politics in the U. S.; (IV) Health, Nutrition, and Family; (V) History and Biography; (Va) Contemporary Biographies; and (VI)…

Based on bibliographies in Arthur Chickering's "The Modern American College," a search in the ERIC database, a manual search in "Library Literature," and additional sources, this annotated bibliography presents 57 items on the evolving relationship between the independent adult learner and the public library. These sources of information examine…

This study is part of a project entitled "Organization, content and methods of adult education." It investigates (1) guidance for adults, which includes a look at theoretical and methodological contributions of vocational guidance and guidance at school, current practices and adaptation of guidance to the prospect of permanent education; (2)…

Reviews literature dealing with tuition waiver programs for older adults. The methodology, scope and focus of the research are discussed. The findings generally agree that enrollments of older students have increased with tuition waiver programs but the impact has not been universally outstanding. Support services for senior students are needed.…

Reviews research on the effects of educational programs on the subjective well-being of older adults. Describes the constructs of happiness, morale, and life satisfaction by specifying their location on temporal, cognitive, and affective dimensions. Recommends outcome measures and research designs for assessing and upgrading educational…

A study examined the scope of existing services for adult learners attending universities and colleges. Survey instruments designed to gather data on institutional support for adult learner services, special target groups identified by individual institutions, and institutional barriers confronted by adult learners on campus were mailed to a…