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Field, John – Adults Learning (England), 1990
A survey of 623 students at 6 short-term British residential colleges found that, despite the leisure-oriented nature of the programs, adult students were extensively involved in public life. Allowing public policy on adult education to be dominated by a work/achievement ethic obstructs society's capacity to benefit from human creativity and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Leisure Time
Download full textMohawk Valley Community Coll., Utica, NY. – 1969
Using a student biographical inventory, quick word test, and survey of program dropouts, adult part time students in Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) Evening Division credit and noncredit courses were studied as to personal background, motivation, self-concept, mental ability, educational and vocational plans, and program satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Counseling, Adult Dropouts, Adult Students
