It is commonplace that the knowledge gained after some time needs enrichment and actualization. Educational actions that are addressed to adults are essential. The first meeting in adult education is crucial for the educational process. It must, therefore, be planned carefully. The aim of this study is to find the elements that make the first…

Eastern Mennonite University's adult program uses a hybrid governance structure. Functions separated from the traditional program include marketing, admissions, and student advising. Functions that remain connected to the traditional program include the registrar, financial aid, and student business accounts.

Explains how two faculty members at a regional campus of Ohio State University helped guide mature women back to the classroom with a minimum of travail. (Author/IRT)

Describes the College for Living program that helps mentally retarded adults learn the skills of independent living. (IRT)

This document contains abstracts describing competency-based programs related to the Adult Performance Level (APL) project and adult education. The catalog is divided into two sections: state program implementation and local program implementation. The first section describes programs and research projects currently active in Alabama, California,…

The Educational Services Program of the Navy provides an opportunity for enlisted personnel to earn a high school diploma, for career personnel to pursue an advanced educational program, and for officers to work on baccalaureate or advanced degrees. This is a manual of information about the G.I. Bill, available counseling, tuition aid, program…

Vocational education has been altered to meet the needs of the growing number of adults participating in educational activities. Adult vocational education is a process by which adults prepare to enter an occupation or upgrade a present occupation. Programs and activities are designed to develop basic education skills, enhance occupational and…

Adult residential programs are examined in terms of their effectiveness, characteristics, participants, models, and literature. A variety of adult learners are served through these programs, which attempt to integrate living experiences with learning. Research is stated as inconclusive, failing to isolate the effectiveness of the residential…

Public education has both political, or social, and personal, or self-improvement objectives; in addition it provides much of the moral quality of a democratic society. Each function--personal, political, and moral--has special significance for continuing education. Adults continue their education to update their job skills or to seek satisfaction…

Describes a program at Duke University on continuing education for women students returning to the university classroom. (ABM)

Describes the WI/SE Choice Scholarship program for non-traditional adult students offered by Wichita State University and Sedgwick County to encourage recruitment and enrollment of adult students. (TE)

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…

The Community Learning Center (CLC) evaluation is based on on-site visits and interviews with staff and students of widely differing ethnic backgrounds. Teaching resources are varied. The Model Cities program is the basic source for CLC funding; the Cambridge Public Library is the center's local sponsor. The external bureaucratic framework needs…

Future Directions for a Learning Society is a program being conducted by the College Board with funds from the Exxon Corporation to study, plan, demonstrate, and develop new services in the area of adult, lifelong, recurrent, and continuing education. The initiatives and strategic actions of the program are outlined. (JMF)