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Gross, Ronald – Change, 1975
Spurred by declining enrollments, various programs are now available or being developed for the older student. Discusses the Institute for Retired Professionals, the Institute of Study for Older Adults, and a program at Fairhaven College for older adults. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Programs, Higher Education
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Kelley, Douglas – Community Services Catalyst, 1981
Second of four articles on community college programs for older adults, summarizes the content of seven booklets and monographs published between 1975 and 1980. Discusses works by Lillian Glickman and Benjamin Hersey; Carl Brahce; the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Roger DeCrow Holly Jellison; and Loretta Butcher. Includes bibliography. (AYC)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Literature Reviews, Older Adults
Laense, Joyce; Wagner, Sara B. – 1975
This report presents results of an interview study made by the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC), a program of The National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA). Thirty Centers were selected for on-site study. The criterion was a program directed to older adults, meeting at least once weekly on a regularly scheduled basis and providing some…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Gerontology, Group Activities, Group Experience
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Hoffman, Donald H. – Educational Gerontology, 1978
Researchers initiated a pilot program to develop techniques of assessing previous art background, arts and humanities preferences, leisure time patterns, preferences for certain presentation techniques, and previous, postsecondary educational experiences of elderly participants. Researchers prepared arts and humanities programs specifically…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Art Activities, Educational Gerontology, Fine Arts
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Montgomery, Dorothy R.; Still, Joyce A. – Catholic Library World, 1984
This bibliography cites 30 books and 53 journal articles on the topic of adult day care, i.e., services for older persons who face premature or unnecessary institutionalization which allow individuals to receive needed physical, mental, and social supports necessary to live independent lives. It will be continued in November issue. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Programs, Day Programs, Guides
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Montgomery, Dorothy R.; Still, Joyce A. – Catholic Library World, 1984
Presents second part of a bibliography on topic of adult day care, i.e., services to older persons who face premature or unnecessary institutionalization which allow individuals to receive needed physical, mental, and social supports necessary to live independent lives. Seventy journal articles are cited. First part appeared in October 1984 issue.…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Programs, Day Programs, Guides
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Moore, Allen B.; Granger, James C. – Educational Gerontology, 1976
This article describes an 18-month study of programs for adults with less than high school educations. Project outcomes include a listing of programs, abstracts of selected programs, case studies of selected programs, guidelines for developing or evaluating programs, and a publication discussing issues related to cooperative adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Experience, Educational Gerontology
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Knight, Josephine L. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Reviews the federally funded Six Dimensions for People over Sixty project undertaken by six community college districts in Arizona to develop continuing education programs. Describes the six districts, the purposes of the project, problems that were encountered, and the eventual institutionalization of the program. (AYC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Community Education
Shapiro, Norman – 1977
The development of the model program was accomplished by: (1) establishing linkages with other agencies and educational institutions in the community; (2) reviewing the pertinent research literature; (3) carrying out a needs assessment in order to determine the educational needs and interests of elderly residents as well as the problems facing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age, Gerontology
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
This final report of the Literacy Education for the Elderly Project (LEEP) provides a description and the results of the project designed to target literacy education to the older adult. The strategy of the two-year program, established in 27 sites nationwide, was to: (1) link the local level aging services network with the volunteer adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
Education Network for Older Adults, Chicago, IL. – 1987
This final report supplements the series of quarterly reports for the Chicago Coalition for Education and Training for Employment (CCETE) Project by the Education Network for Older Adults (ENOA). It summarizes outcomes of CCETE's effort to gather the opinions, based on experience, of employers and employees about the problems of educating and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship
Blocker, Merrie D.; Gurian, B. S. – 1979
An outreach program was conducted during the 1978-79 year by the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts for the low-income elderly in conjunction with the local councils on aging and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and Title III of the Older Americans Act. Components of the program are described, including drop-in workshops at…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Art Education, Low Income Groups
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1979
This booklet focuses on continuing education programs for older adults that exemplify the broad range of activities offered by postsecondary educational institutions and funded by state and/or federal grants. Each program is described in terms of its focus, audience, activities, cost and staffing, evaluation, and available information and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals), Community Services
Fraser, David A. S. – 1991
As part of a sabbatical leave project undertaken during the 1989-90 academic year, a faculty member at Sir Sanford Fleming College in Petersborough, Ontario visited 13 two- and four-year colleges in the United States to gather information on services, courses, and programs available for older adults. This sabbatical report provides a profile of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Blackwell, David L.; Hunt, Sara Stockard – 1983
The importance of the grandparent-grandchild relationship can be used effectively in group work with the aged by using pictures of grandchildren to stimulate personal interaction. Participants are asked to bring pictures of their grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or surrogate grandchildren to a two-hour training session on grandparenting. During…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Affective Behavior, Grandchildren, Grandparents
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