Descriptor
| Adult Development | 2 |
| Adult Learning | 2 |
| Adult Students | 2 |
| College Programs | 2 |
| Females | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Professional Continuing… | 2 |
| Academic Advising | 1 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| University Education News | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 2 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Baker, Janette, Ed. – University Education News, 1981
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…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Cunningham, Phyllis M., Ed. – 1989
This handbook contains 48 articles on adult and continuing education. Part 1, which deals with adult education as a field of professional practice, includes articles on such topics as the social and historical contexts of adult and continuing education, adult education and international development, the voluntary sector and adult education, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
