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Cowen, Zelman – 1974
Sir John Morris was Chancellor of the University of Tasmania. He was also Chairman of the Adult Education Board and the State Library Board. His views on adult education were well in advance of his time. While many viewed adult education as providing a leisure time hobby for those who participated, he saw it as part of the life-long educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Development, Educational History, External Degree Programs
Download full textValley, John R. – 1973
In analyzing past and present conditions of external degree programs, it is apparent there is emerging support for lifelong learning. There has been an increase of American interest in the external degree program, particularly during 1970. There are five external degree-related developments which contribute to increasing lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Development
Neidhart, Anthony C., Ed. – 1974
The report presents 13 studies, undertaken by Texas institutions of higher learning, responding to educational needs for improved delivery systems of higher education services to adults, and adult continuing education programs. The individual studies are: The Urban University and the Learning Society (J. E. Champagne, R. Hopper, B. Leaman); The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
MacKenzie, Norman; And Others – 1975
Examined are open learning systems in Australia, Canada, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom, and the United States. The implications of open-learning and its relation to nontraditional student and continuing education, educational and social…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum
Medsker, Leland; And Others – 1975
The extension of opportunity to people--usually adults--to pursue college degree programs without the time and space restrictions characteristic of programs for students of conventional college age is of major importance in American postsecondary education. A general discussion of the policy issues in this area introduces a variety of such…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Curriculum, Directories
Granholm, Gunnar W., Ed. – 1976
This book contains four sections of supplementary papers contributed to the tenth international conference of the International Council on Correspondence Education (ICCE); the minutes of the ICCE business section; four chapters dealing with the main conference sub-themes; general conference and ICCE information; and the present ICCE constitution.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports
Ljosa, Erling, Ed. – 1975
This report contains forty papers presented at the tenth international conference of the International Council on Correspondence Education. The conference theme is described as one analyzing educational and administrative sub-systems and components, with reference to their purposes, significance, characteristics, interrelationship, and cost…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports
