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Effect of Age on Perception of the Utility of Participation in Education.
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Marcus, Edward E. – 1976
The instrumental and expressive utilities of participating in education differ among participants. To ascertain how age affects their perception of these forms of utility, questionnaires were executed by 400 middle class participants ages 18-84 in 45 classes for adults in the Chicago area. Independent variables influencing perception of utility…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Age Differences, Educational Gerontology
The Interagency Panel for Research and Development on Adulthood. Panel Documents: October 31, 1978, January 23, 1979, February 28, 1979, April 9, 1979.
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Social Research Group. – 1979
This report contains the proceedings of four sessions of the Interagency Panel for Research and Development on Adulthood (October 1978 - April 1979): (1) Postsecondary Education Reauthorization and the Adult/Nontraditional Learner, (2) Changing Socio-Demographics in the United States and Their Impact on Social Institutions, (3) Stress and Social…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
The First Five Years: National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, 1996-2001.
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National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA. – 2002
Since its establishment in 1996, the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) has actively conducted and disseminated research to help build effective, cost- efficient adult education and literacy programs for adults who have low literacy and math skills, limited English skills, and/or no high school diploma. Funded as…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning