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Ralston, Penny A. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1983
Older adults are interested in learning, their educational needs are diverse, and teaching approaches need to be varied. The heterogeneity of the older adult group must be considered in planning educational activities. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals), Aptitude
Brown, Michael Barratt – Teaching at a Distance, 1976
Problems and needs of unprepared adult learners are identified and purposes and processes for programs designed to hold them and encourage them on to more systematic study are outlined. Includes description of released time and multi-media programs at Sheffield University Department of Extra Mural Studies for trade unionists and housewives. (JT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Educational Needs
Eklund, Lowell – Adult Leadership, 1976
Adult educators, providing necessary lifelong, comprehensive education, face the major imperative of solving the problem of racism. Numerous other imperatives concerning program design and content must be fulfilled in effectively meeting adult learners' needs. Guidance from the principles expressed in a proposed adult educator's Hippocratic Oath…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
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Manley, Richard N. – Journal of Career Education, 1977
Before establishing an adult career education program, administrators should first conduct a needs analysis to assess the type of service to be provided for the target population. Approaches and problems encountered in the federal "Career Education Model IV" are described to show some of the elements of a particular kind of adult education…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Center for Museum Education. – 1978
This sourcebook, intended for museum professionals, is an introduction to issues of lifelong learning, adult education, continuing education, and community education. It also provides a brief historical review and examples of museum programs for adults. These programs and services include bulletins and journals, slide-tape and video presentations,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Heald, James; Niemi, John A. – Thresholds in Secondary Education, 1976
Lifelong learning is discussed in terms of its meaning, similar educational concepts, slow acceptance on the part of society and educational institutions, and practical limitations (facilities, financial support, and quality of instruction) to its development. (LH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Economic Factors
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Soney, Ralph – Adult Learning, 2003
The appearance of the adult learner in the milieu of higher education on such an unprecedented scale necessitates that educational administrators develop strategies that enhance the success of these students. In more than a few instances, this will entail a shifting of accepted paradigms and assumptions when it comes to the administration and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Faculty Development, Educational Needs, Curriculum Development
Miller, Harry G. – 1983
Both museums and public libraries are available sources of education for adults. Besides their traditional functions of collecting and preserving items from human artistic or scientific history, museums have taken on a more active role in educating the public, particularly adults. Some educational services provided by museums are dioramas, period…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Community Education
Cooper, John D., Comp. – 1982
In response to a growing concern over how adult students' needs can be met effectively, Lansing Community College has produced two videotapes and accompanying materials for use with faculty development programs. These 3/4 inch color videocassettes are designed to be used in a workshop setting as well as on a cable or closed television system for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Forman, David; Richardson, Penny – 1976
This paper relates recent research findings to conceptual and practical considerations that pertain to educational television for adults. Issues discussed focus on (1) identification of the adult learner, (2) the learning needs of adults, (3) roles television can play in adult education programs, and (4) guidelines for designing programs for adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Payne, John – 1991
The impact of the abolition of the Inner London Educational Authority (ILEA) on adult education in London (England) was explored. Specifically, the impact of abolition, that might support the concept and practice of active citizenship, was studied on three areas of adult education: environmental education, antiracist work, and work with voluntary…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Affirmative Action
British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. Centre for Continuing Education. – 1986
Thirty leaders from six Canadian social movements were invited to participate in an invitational seminar that was designed to explore strategies for building stronger collaboration among social movements in the Canadian community. This collection contains the following papers from that seminar: "Building the Social Movement: An…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Mauch, Werner, Ed.; Papen, Uta, Ed. – 1997
This book highlights examples of innovative educational practices in the field of organized adult learning. Fifteen chapters present outcomes of collective research in the Innovations in Nonformal and Adult Education (INNAE) project. "Common Learning--Collective Research: Innovating Adult Education" (Werner Mauch, Uta Papen) describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1985
If current trends continue, it is likely that adult programs and adult vocational programs in particular, will play an increasingly important role in the nation's educational system, eventually absorbing the role currently played by secondary vocational education. Therefore, vocational educators must develop new approaches and new attitudes to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Devlin, Laurence E.; Jeffels, Ronald R. – 1975
An examination of Canadian continuing education in general and in British Columbia, specifically, is presented. The motives of learning, classification of adult learner orientations, and social influences on adults are discussed. A state of the art review analyzes Canadian university populations, emphasizing the fact that the proclivity for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
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