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Van Scoyk, Randolph L. – J Secondary Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Schools
Zuk, Evelyn M. – Thresholds in Secondary Education, 1976
Guidelines for starting a public school adult education program are presented and discuss the collection of basic data on community characteristics, community involvement, program administration and funding, curriculum, teacher hiring, program-school relationship, enrollment, policies, and community advisory board. (LH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Involvement
Download full textSteeves, Roy W. – 1969
In May 1966, the Bureau of Adult Education, California State Department of Education, conducted a questionnaire survey on accepted program practices and on attitudes of administrators of school district programs toward innovative practices in instruction for non English speaking, Spanish surname adults. Of 366 program administrators queried, 191…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Instructional Programs, Non English Speaking
Anttonen, Elmer Soini – 1967
This study dealt with the participation of the public school districts of Michigan in the conduct of adult education programs, and with changes since the discontinuation of state financial aid to these programs in 1959. Data were drawn from the records of operation of participating school districts and from questionnaire responses by…
Descriptors: Counseling, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Finance
Richmond Public Schools, VA. – 1962
With the aim of evaluating state policies on high school diplomas for adults, the Richmond, Virginia, public school system conducted a national survey on states and territories issuing diplomas or equivalency certificates on the basis of the General Educational Development test or other standardized tests; kinds and sources of tests being used;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Credits
Knox, Alan B. – 1967
By way of introduction to this report on adult and community education in the Washington, D.C. schools, it was suggested that the improvement of adult education divisions in urban schools involves examining the interaction between community needs and the purposes of adult education, recognizing that such educational programs are interdependent…
Descriptors: Community Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Shelton, John Alton – 1968
Designed to help formulate a plan of organization and administration for vocational and technical education and adult education in the Birmingham, Alabama, city schools, this study entailed an extensive literature review on vocational education and administrative matters; a historical review of several Birmingham schools (Paul Hayne School,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Enrollment, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Shaw, Nathan C., Ed. – 1969
This revised handbook for public school adult educators focuses on recurring administrative responsibilities, problems, practices, and implications. Section I deals with aspects of the organization and administration of continuing education; the development of public support for adult education; continuing education in community schools; roles and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bibliographies, Community Relations, Curriculum
National Association for Public School Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1968
This annotated bibliography dealing with training and retraining of adults and out of school youth, is the second joint publication of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education, and the Adult Education Clearinghouse of the National Association for Public School Adult Education. It contains 36 indexed and abstracted entries, dated 1965-1968, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Dropouts, Enrollment
Lightbody, James Edgar – 1967
This study surveyed the role of public school adult education in Nebraska--the need and rationale for adult and continuing education in Nebraska, the place of adult education in the public schools, the role and responsibility of boards of education and school administrators, and the part played by the state and Federal governments were considered.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Legislation
Smith, Harold K. – 1968
Using local and national data, this study examined adult education program offerings in East Orange, New Jersey, potential participants' needs and interests, and program needs reported by business and industrial leaders. A plan was proposed for an appropriate community wide program. Data from public school adult education programs in 142 cities…
Descriptors: Administrators, Business, Community Needs, Community Surveys
Gerkowski, Raymond – 1965
This study was concerned with the nature, status, and extent of adult participation in local public school adult education music classes in 30 cities in the United States in the population range 150,000-250,000. Findings indicated that the objectives and content of the music classes were geared to the needs and interests of amateurs who had turned…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs
Rapides Parish School Board, Alexandria, LAa. – 1967
The operational manual for teachers of adult education in the Rapides Education for Adult Development Program of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, sets forth procedures, policies, philosophies, and programs as a guide to be followed uniformly by all teachers of adult classes. Sections of the manual deal with the definition and legal foundations of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Elementary Education, Equivalency Tests
HAND, SAM E., ED. – 1965
A TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION LEADERS COVERED CONTENT, PURPOSES, AND OBJECTIVES OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, CHARACTERISTICS OF UNDEREDUCATED ADULTS, AND WAYS OF IDENTIFYING, REACHING, AND INVOLVING POTENTIAL STUDENTS. SOCIAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND CIVIC COMPETENCE, AND INCULCATION OF DESIRABLE HEALTH PRACTICES AND ETHICAL VALUES WERE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Agency Cooperation
FERRANTE, LOUISE ANN – 1962
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF PROBLEMS AND PERSONAL NEEDS IN NEW YORK STATE REIMBURSED PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION IN HOME ECONOMICS AS SEEN BY TEACHERS AND BY ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTORS, OF PROGRAM AND TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS, AND OF DIFFERENCES IN ASSESSMENTS BY TEACHERS UNDER DIFFERING TYPES OF CERTIFICATION. QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attendance, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
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