This paper is an attempt to identify and compare some of the characteristics of single vs. married women students in an urban evening college. The general hypothesis underlying the investigation is that for women in particular, marital status, age, and occupational level (high or low) might account for significant differences in personality and…

THE DATA FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES WERE USED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE DIFFERENTIAL NONINTELLECTUAL (PERSONALITY) CHANGES IN YOUNG ADULTS WHO DIFFERED MARKEDLY IN MEASURED ACADEMIC APTITUDE. THREE OF THE FORMER STUDIES WERE FOR A 2-YEAR TEST AND RETEST TIME PERIOD, AND TWO WERE FOR A 4-YEAR TEST AND RETEST TIME PERIOD. COMPARISONS OF NONINTELLECTUAL…

This study explores personality differences between adult women students in an undergraduate college and women of the usual undergraduate age. Seven of the 18 California Personality Inventory (CPI) scale comparisons showed significant differences, and eight of the 14 Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) scale comparisons showed significant…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERS TO MATERIALS PARTICULARLY USEFUL TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY SITUATIONS. INCLUDED ARE PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICAL REFERENCES TO ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, ARITHMETIC AND MATHEMATICS, CITIZENSHIP, AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT.…

A study tried to determine if development can continue through middle age, if education can stimulate adult development, and, if so, what the contributing factors are. The subjects were 60 men and women who had begun doctoral studies between ages 37 and 48, half of whom had just finished and half of whom had just started. Half of the students were…