This article examines the transition of adult learners from adult general education to a college program. The ethnographic inquiry methodology used for this research relies on Long's theoretical model which postulates three different levels of dimensions in adult education (1989) and on Bélanger's lifelong learning model (2011). On this…

As post-traditional student presence is increasing on college campuses, traditional support systems must shift to meet the needs associated with this growing population (Soares, 2013; Soares et al., 2016). Research has shown that post-traditional students have needs that are unique of their traditional student counterparts (Kasworm, 2003; Rabourn…

High attrition rates from university-based enabling programs continue to be the subject of much research and administrative effort. Understanding the factors behind decisions to withdraw from such programs is difficult since those who do not successfully complete an enabling program may not readily agree to participate in research into their…

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceived barriers of adult learners to program in the State University of New York (SUNY) Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) from the perspectives of students and teachers. The study also sought to determine teachers' insights regarding means of motivating adult students to continue…

Tertiary enabling programs have become an increasingly important part of the post-secondary schooling landscape. In recognition of the need for increased access for certain under-represented groups within the university population, enabling, bridging or foundational programs are offered by a large number of universities in Australia as alternative…

The Accelerating Opportunity initiative helps our nation's lowest-skilled adults earn college credentials and enter higher-wage jobs faster by combining the Adult Basic Education and career and technical training they need into one integrated curriculum. Based on four years of designing and managing Accelerating Opportunity, Jobs for the Future…

For many years, the General Educational Development (GED) credential has been viewed as the high school dropout's safety net. Though not as well regarded as the high school diploma, the GED has opened up educational and economic opportunity for millions of young people and adults who did not finish high school. Nearly 680,000 people take the full…

A reference to Syracuse University's Continuing Education Programs summoned a lively interest in mini-courses, seminars, and workshops. Responses attest to the need for publicity on all continuing education programs. (DS)

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS 849 CITATIONS AND ANNOTATIONS ON PUBLISHED RESEARCH LITERATURE ON READING TAKEN FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF INVESTIGATIONS ON READING COMPILED ON A YEARLY BASIS BY THE READING RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE CITATIONS FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMARIES FOR 1964-66 WERE TRANSFERRED TO MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH WAS…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS 2,857 CITATIONS AND ANNOTATIONS ON PUBLISHED RESEARCH LITERATURE ON READING TAKEN FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF INVESTIGATIONS ON READING COMPILED ON A YEARLY BASIS BY THE READING RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE CITATIONS FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMARIES FOR 1900-1949 WERE TRANSFERRED TO MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH WAS…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS 1,913 CITATIONS AND ANNOTATIONS ON PUBLISHED RESEARCH LITERATURE IN READING TAKEN FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF INVESTIGATIONS IN READING COMPILED ON A YEARLY BASIS BY THE READING RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE CITATIONS FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMARIES FOR 1950-1963 WERE TRANSFERRED TO MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH WAS…

This bibliography on continuing education is taken primarily from a more extensive bibliography. Entries consist almost entirely of non-annotated listings of books, periodicals, series publications, and Federal laws. (KM)

Elements of a successful college-based continuing education program for women are examined individually: Recruitment and admission, orientation, services (financial support, day care, counseling, career planning, support groups, and transition programs), curriculum, and administrations. (JT)

The Elderhostel program has provided many older persons with a stimulating learning experience at colleges throughout the United States and 46 other countries since its beginning in 1975. Participants in Elderhostel--who usually are retired, are more likely to be women than men, and range in age from 60 to the mid-90s--study topics of interest to…

Liverpool's college-based literacy scheme offers a program that meets the needs of the non-literate adult who feels ambivalent about attending classes in a college. (MW)