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Avoseh, Mejai, Ed.; Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2020
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These papers are from the CIAE 2020 Virtual International…
Descriptors: Adult Education, International Education, COVID-19, Pandemics

Crowley, D. W. – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1971
An address given before the Australian Universities Conference in May 1971, in which the director of the Department of Adult Education, University of Sidney, urged that there is an important role for universities to play in the provision of facilities for continuing education, and that their present provisions in this field ought to be…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students

Demo, Mary Penasack – Communication Education, 1980
A true-false quiz and detailed answers on education and the elderly. Cites 23 supporting documents from the ERIC database on the kinds of available programs, implications for communication educators, what professional educators are doing for the elderly, and what it is like to grow old in America. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Citations (References)
Murk, Peter J. – 1992
The Elderhostel program has provided many older persons with a stimulating learning experience at colleges throughout the United States and 46 other countries since its beginning in 1975. Participants in Elderhostel--who usually are retired, are more likely to be women than men, and range in age from 60 to the mid-90s--study topics of interest to…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Programs, Higher Education
Donegan, Patricia Morris – 1982
Based on bibliographies in Arthur Chickering's "The Modern American College," a search in the ERIC database, a manual search in "Library Literature," and additional sources, this annotated bibliography presents 57 items on the evolving relationship between the independent adult learner and the public library. These sources of information examine…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Hoenninger, Ronald W.; Dyer, Joe W. – 1974
An explanation of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is offered in this paper. At Jefferson College in Missouri, the CEU is an evaluative unit used in awarding a Continuing Education Diploma. The CEU is defined as ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible leadership, capable direction and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Tugbiyele, E. A. – Adult Education Now, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Snyder, Fred A.; Blocker, Clyde E. – 1971
This study is concerned with the following topics on adult student attendance at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) during the 1969-70 academic year: student background, reason for attendance, enrollment in programs or courses, academic success, evidence of personal and occupational development. The report is based on the useable…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion
San Mateo Community Coll. District, CA. – 1977
In order to identify continuing education student characteristics, learning goals, and program satisfaction in the San Mateo County Community College District, a random sample of continuing education classes were surveyed in three district colleges in fall, 1976. From the 2,093 respondents, the typical adult education student emerged as 25 years…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Colleges
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Center for Museum Education. – 1978
This sourcebook, intended for museum professionals, is an introduction to issues of lifelong learning, adult education, continuing education, and community education. It also provides a brief historical review and examples of museum programs for adults. These programs and services include bulletins and journals, slide-tape and video presentations,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Wolf, Mary Alice – 1990
Through in-depth interviews, the motivation and experience of 40 Elderhostel participants, aged 60 to 80, were studied and personal stories were collected. This information was analyzed within the framework of relevant psychosocial and gerontological theory and research. The findings identified some general characteristics of the population,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Case Studies
Wood, Richard J. – 1979
This library skills program, which is offered by Slippery Rock State College (Pennsylvania) as part of its Vacation College program, was developed for adults who have been out of school many years. The vacation college concept of leisure and life long learning emphasizes the learning of recreational activities, along with more practical and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1975
The concept of lifelong learning is discussed, stressing the need to view education not as a finite period, but as a process that continues beyond years of formal schooling. Part of this shift in focus involves recognizing a new meaning for "school," and realizing that education may take place in union halls, management retreats, museums,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Language Instruction
O'Donnell, Kathleen M.; Berkeley, William D. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
Elderhostel, modeled on the youth hostels of Europe, is a national nonprofit organization offering older adults a week-long learning experience at any one of a national network of participating colleges and universities. The history and reasons for its success are described, along with a profile of its participants and an optimistic projection of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Educational Innovation