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Badger, C. R. – 1991
These papers on adult education in Australia are grouped into four parts: (1) articles concerning some directors of university extension and adult education; (2) a paper entitled "Who Killed the WEA (Workers Educational Association)--A Footnote to History"; (3) two papers called respectively "Sir Keith Hancock--A Tribute from a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Biographies, Educational Finance
Murgatroyd, Steve – Teaching at a Distance, 1980
From tape recordings of 30 tutorial sessions at the Open University it is concluded that the teacher's role is less than the ideal of facilitator of learning; there is great pressure from students for the teacher to instruct rather than discuss the course material. (MSE)
Descriptors: Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Phythian, Ted; Clements, Margaret – Teaching at a Distance, 1980
Detailed analysis of student attendance at British tutorial sessions indicate that mathematics tutorials are relatively well attended and attendance correlates well with course results. Regular attenders achieve higher marks than nonattenders. It is concluded that minimizing distances to be traveled to tutorials is important in program planning.…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Students, Difficulty Level, Extension Education
French, Laurence – 1977
Removal and allotment did much to disorganize American Indian groups, yet the ultimate blow came with the 1934 Reorganization Act, the master-plan for the current reservation system. Following reorganization, there were policies of termination, relocation, and self-determination, all of which contributed to the problem of marginal Indians in urban…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, American Indians, Cultural Background
