In this article the author discusses the learning and support needs of older women who, because they cared for elderly relatives, found it difficult to attend classes. She contends that there exists a gap in awareness and equal opportunities provision. In an in-depth investigation of the Government's new Access to Learning Fund (ALF) in relation…

IN THE SPRING OF 1967, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION OF WOMEN HELD A SERIES OF FOUR DISCUSSIONS, "WOMEN IN SCHOOL AND AT WORK," TO GIVE WOMEN WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION OR THINKING ABOUT IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. AT EACH SESSION, TWO OR THREE WOMEN WHO HAD RETURNED TO COLLEGE BEGAN A GENERAL…

The state of knowledge about adult part-time learners and the programs designed to serve them are reviewed. The primary sources of information were recent data collection projects sponsored by state and national agencies to determine the characteristics and needs of adult learners and potential learners. Selected program descriptions were also…

Theories on adult development and learning and some of the Ontario universities' programs and services for the adult learner are examined, and Athabasca University, Alberta's answer to the British Open University, is described. Peter O'Donnell discusses adult learners' needs and explains how Athabasca University serves this specific type of…