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Peer reviewedFehnel, Richard A. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1982
The Off-Campus Degree Program at Linfield College (Oregon) provides quality coursework to a group of part-time adult students who would not otherwise have access to a four-year degree program. In 1980, Linfield joined six other institutions to form the National University Consortium (NUC), the first national organization of colleges and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Consortia, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness
Bertinot, Elizabeth; Maehl, William H. – 1980
A study explored reasons chosen by adults for returning to college and their perceptions of their attainment by reviewing the literature and surveying graduates of an off-campus degree program. Review of prior studies led to the expectation that there would be two main groups of reasons: job-related and personal enrichment. Baccalaureate degree in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Career Change
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Springfield. – 1978
A comprehensive study was undertaken of the effectiveness of an external degree program implemented in Illinois to meet the needs of adult students studying for the bachelor's degree. The rationale, history, structure, administration, and governance of the statewide program offered through five universities are described. The majority of students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Assessment, Experiential Learning
Download full textAlliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1992
This report of a workshop on various aspects of adult learning and education contains the following papers: "Take This Job And Shape It: Using Journal Writing to Enrich Your Professional Life" (David Shallenberger, Phyllis Walden); "Assessing Math Skills of Adult Learners" (Betty Hurley Lawrence); "Using Visual Arts for Cultural Analysis: Adult…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
