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Stashower, Gloria – College Management, 1974
The C.W. Post Center offers weekend courses for adults leading to an associate, bachelor's or master's degree with an informal atmosphere and nontraditional programs. (PG)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges, Higher Education
Marland, S. P., Jr. – 1972
In his speech on Founder's Day at Minnesota Metropolitan State College, the U.S. Commissioner of Education praises the experimental college for its innovative approach to higher education. Minnesota Metropolitan is providing such flexibility in departing from the traditional place and schedule of academic studies, in departing from the traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges
Perlman, Daniel H. – 1972
From its conception in 1945 Roosevelt University in Chicago has been innovative in its dealings with students, faculty and curriculum. Now, at a time when the enormous expansion of the state supported junior and senior colleges and fluctuations in the federal support of higher education has periled the existence of many private colleges and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges
Brunt, P. A. – Didaskalos, 1976
An adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, taught in the context of an open university, is described and criticized. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancient History, Christianity, Course Content
Ferguson, John – Didaskalos, 1976
A response is made to criticism and evaluation of an adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity taught in the context of an open university. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancient History, Christianity, Course Content
Ferguson, John – Didaskalos, 1976
The construction of a course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity is described, and the open university in general is discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancient History, Christianity, Course Content
Greenstock, M. C. – Didaskalos, 1976
An adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, taught in the context of an open university, is described and criticized. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancient History, Christianity, Course Content
Wilson, B. W. J. G. – Didaskalos, 1976
An adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, taught in the context of an open university, is described and criticized. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancient History, Christianity, Course Content
Mitau, Theodore G. – 1971
In answer to the problem of coordinating college and university curricula with a changing society and to meet demands of students, elected officials, and community members, Minnesota Metropolitan State College has been created with features suited to serve as a pilot project for the development of the new careers concept. The 4 broad areas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning

Parry, Jose – Higher Education Review, 1981
Goldsmiths College, founded in 1891 by a company for higher education and recreation for the "men and women of the industrial, working and artisan classes," has been denied full school status although owned by the University of London. Recent debate about the college's future has focused on maintenance of standards and its tradition of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational History, Educational Technology
Cowan, Gregory M. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (Special Joint Issue with Bulletin of the Assn. of Depts. of English, No. 50 Sep 76), 1976
Employment for English and foreign language teachers in the nontraditional areas of community college work and experimental education are explored. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities, English Instruction

Change, 1973
Financially self-sustaining, the New Resources Program (NRP) of the College of New Rochelle in New York offers a nontraditional liberal arts curriculum with no majors and with campuses throughout New York city. (PG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students

Stafford, Roger A. – Change, 1972
Hiring and maintaining a qualified interdisciplinary faculty is proving to be a great difficulty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (HS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Experimental Colleges, Experimental Programs
Killacky, Cecil James; Rippetoe, Joseph K. – Alternative Higher Education, 1976
An educational outreach project is described that was conducted during 1974 and 1975 by University for Man (UFM), a free university based in Manhattan, Kansas, that offers educational programs to the state. The major objective of the project was to serve adult educational needs with programs examining public issues through a humanistic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Community Schools
Draves, Bill – 1976
Ideas and suggestions for teaching adults in an informal setting, such as that in a free university, are presented in this booklet. It is suggested that volunteer teaching in an informal, nondegree setting with adults is a rewarding and satisfying experience. To help the volunteer teacher the following areas are discussed: how adults learn; why…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Course Organization, Experimental Colleges
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