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Bookallil, Cheryl; Harreveld, Bobby – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
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…
Descriptors: Student Attrition, Adult Programs, College Programs, Access to Education
Erbland, Walter – Conservationist, 1978
Once synonymous with tent lectures and spread eagle oratory, the Chautauqua Movement was the pop culture of its day and as such shaped American attitudes toward education and culture. Today, Chautauqua is an education center, a forum for theological and philosophical inquiry, an arts festival, and a vacation resort. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Concerts, Dramatics
Pentz, Michael J. – Educ Telev Int, 1969
Describes England's Open University, an attempt to offer courses and degrees to 20,000 working adults by means of a correspondence program centered around educational television. (LS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Budgets, Correspondence Study
Callender, Willard D., Jr. – 1989
Based on the assumption that something is fundamentally wrong at its definitional roots about the concept of adult education upon which the profession is organized, this paper identifies seven troubling characteristics of the profession. These characteristics, which stem from failure to root the definition in philosophical foundations, are (1) the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
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Mundt, John J. – Change, 1978
Chautauqua Institution, a 105-year-old educational venture that was one of the U.S.'s first successful attempts at mass adult education, offers summer theme-oriented lecture programs, college courses, religious lecture series, opera, symphonies, and plays. Its current efforts and outlook are discussed. (LBH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Concerts, Educational Innovation
Peters, John M.; Alderton, Stephen L. – 2003
This study was undertaken in response to the need for research on alternative teaching and learning approaches in higher education. It focused on the experiences of 14 adult learners in a nontraditional classroom environment, as perceived by the learners themselves and by outside observers. The study also focused on a particular mode of classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Faculty
Callender, Willard D., Jr. – 1989
After recapitulating certain problems with current conceptions of the profession of adult education and stating a design problem for the reinvention of the field, this paper argues that adult education can best be seen as "self-education." A beginning definition and concept of that term is described, along with a model and supporting guides for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Courage, Richard – 1986
Writing instructors at the School of New Resources (SNR), a Bachelor of Arts degree program designed specifically for adults over 21, follow a student-centered philosophy marked by students' responsibility for and participation in their own learning through small, interactive seminars. English courses are infused with a sensitivity to the special…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Classroom Communication
Sewall, Timothy J.; Santaga, Marsha – 1986
This paper provides a review of a wide range of books, guides, journal articles, and other professional literature associated with program evaluation in adult and higher education. It focuses on some of the basic questions associated with program evaluation. (For example, what purpose does program evaluation serve? What are the major program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Books, Citations (References)
Luke, Eugene Charles – 1974
This dissertation discusses teaching English to the adult (24 years old or older) undergraduate. The purposes of the paper were to make a statement on teaching the adult; to survey adults for their perceptions of their needs and the ways the courses met them; to review findings of schools offering special adult degree programs; and to develop a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adults
Angiama, R. O. – 2000
Teaching Adult Students Mathematical Investigation is based on the continuing research work carried out for the last ten years of teaching on the Foundation Course in Mathematics at Goldsmiths, University of London. Teaching Mathematical Investigation to adult students is a very challenging and often rewarding experience for adult educators as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation
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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
Alliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1987
Proceedings of an international conference on adult and external degree programs are presented. Selected papers are drawn from the areas of distance learning, support services, intra-institutional, curriculum, and teaching. They include: "Uses of Distance Education for Graduate Professional Degrees" (Ruth J. Person and Raymond Vondran); "Library…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Curriculum
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Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1977
A reprint of sections of the Helsinki agreement dealing with foreign languages and civilization, and cooperation and exchanges in the field of education. The agreement supports wider knowledge of foreign languages and promotes exchanges, cooperation, lexicography, and specialized programs in adult education. (AMH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cultural Exchange, Higher Education
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Cates, Jerry R.; Lohmann, Nancy – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1980
The task of monitoring an agency's regulatory environment is defined, the utility of policy analysis for local administrators is argued, and suggestions for incorporating policy analysis assignments into fieldwork instruction are offered. A distillation of four policy analysis frameworks is applied to a series of Senior Aides guidelines.…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Evaluation Methods, Federal Regulation, Field Instruction
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