Describes "New Start," a course designed for persons over 21 who are considering enrollment in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland. The program goals are to provide students with (1) information about the structure of the program, (2) knowledge of skills needed for success, (3) familiarity with course offerings, and (4)…

Describes the stimulation and pleasure that a group of social work students were able to give to some underprivileged children and their mothers while the students themselves gained a valuable educational experience. The experiment was designed specifically with the needs of mature students in social work in mind. (Editor/NL)

Motivation and self concept of adult students may be influenced largely by social factors outside the classroom rather than by what takes place inside the classroom. (AG)

Analyzes the degree performance of adult students admitted to the University of Lancaster (England) during the period 1978-80, and analyzes the adult student entrants to the university by age group, sex, and entry qualifications during the same period. (CT)

This investigation of reasons for adult student dropout suggests that only a minority of students blame the school for their withdrawal from the course. The author argues, however, that there are measures which should be taken to retain students. (Author/SK)

Report on a 20-hour course designed to introduce prospective adult students to study skills and materials. (SP)

Describes British program in which adult illiterates are taught individually in the tutor's home. (SP)

Adult students learn effectively only when there evolves, in the course which they attend, a framework of reference to experience of the world outside the meeting room by which they can orient, assimilate and make use of what it is they are learning. (Author)

The author describes a scheme for making language learning accessible, relevant, and enjoyable for a wide range of students. It involves workshops in an informal setting where family groups and friends as well as individuals can choose from a wide range of language activities designed to help them learn and practice everyday French. (CT)

A routine for teachers of adult students to follow at the first class meeting. (SP)

Discusses some of the theoretical points involved in teaching study skills to mature students. Describes one approach used with mixed ability part-time students. (JOW)

The author describes how he became a student in six adult classes in order to investigate participation in adult education. He examines student motivation and characteristics and how this affects class participation. (CT)

Explores the attitudes and attendance behavior of adult students at the Working Men's College, Camden (England). Investigates these needs from the perspective of the students themselves, through an examination of their attitudes concerning their own motivation, expectations, and satisfaction with the part-time education being provided. (Author/CT)

Author examines teacher and student attitudes in adult art education courses and offers four specific proposals in response to the growing public interest in art. (SP)

Educational opportunities for the disabled adults are, in theory, little different from those available to other adults. There are, however, obvious and less obvious extra difficulties in their paths, and the author offers some suggestions on how counseling can help overcome these. (Author/CT)