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Hampton, Peter J. – Adult Leadership, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Communication Skills, Disadvantaged
Faust, P. James – Agricultural Education, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education
Miller, Harry; And Others – 1978
Folk high schools, study circles, labor market training, union education, and municipal adult schools are the major providers of adult education in Sweden. For the most part, these programs are financed by the government and are tuition free. Folk high schools, which are the oldest type, were founded to provide young adults with a general civic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Civics, Discussion Groups
Douglass, Stephen A. – 1971
Administrators who initiate adult programs need information regarding the practices and procedures currently being followed in community colleges. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevailing conditions, procedures, and practices of adult education in public community colleges and to determine the conditions, procedures, and practices…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Eudy, Jay L. – Agricultural Education, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education
Lauter, Victor – 1974
Despite the constraints of budget and space, the Division of Continuing Education (DCE) of New York City Community College in 1973-74 enrolled a total of 8,358 students in 276 courses. Comparison of this report with two previous reports evidences continued growth in diversity and number of programs. Apparent, too, is the evolution of many…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Services, Curriculum Development
And Others; Peffley, Ellen S. – Agricultural Education, 1978
The article describes a vegetable gardening project for the elderly (age 65 or older) sponsored by a community action agency and the New Mexico State University horticulture department. A student director and two instructors provided technical management, and the students (young and old) learned about production agriculture and each other. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison. – 1974
Forty-three vocational education programs funded under Part B of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 served 67,310 post-secondary students in 16 area districts of Wisconsin. Adult-vocational programs showed enrollment increases; adult-agriculture program enrollments decreased. Special education programs and services were designed to aid…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports, Educational Legislation
Lauter, Victor – 1975
Despite drastic budget cuts precipitated by the New York City fiscal crisis, and a 40 percent cut in program staff, the Division of Continuing Education (DCE) of New York City Community College in 1974-75 enrolled 9,707 adult students in 377 noncredit courses and programs, representing an increase of 1,349 students and 101 courses beyond the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Community Services
Chitayat, Deanna; Hymer, Sharon – 1976
The New Occupational Student: Mature Adult Woman (NOSMAW) was a preadmission counseling program in four community colleges which sought to encourage women to explore their educational and vocational potential. This program consisted of a series of workshops which focused on self-awareness activities and provided college and career information. In…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Francis, Gene V. – Agricultural Education, 1975
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Programs
Clark, Marilyn – 1983
A progress report on "Building Work Skills through Volunteering," a demonstration project designed to use the volunteer experience to develop and practice work skills, is presented. The initial section describes the participants, methods, and materials at each of four sites: a private corporation, a suburban school district, a voluntary…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Career Development
Chern, Hermine J.; And Others – 1978
This document is a compendium of evaluations of 27 federally funded vocational education programs in the school district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as of the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1978. Six projects which were scheduled but not implemented are briefly described. Twenty-four of the implemented projects were concerned directly with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Course Evaluation, Disadvantaged
TRAPNELL, GAIL; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS GUIDE WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS, LOCAL DIRECTORS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, LOCAL COORDINATORS, AND SUPERVISORS IN THE ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS. IT WAS ESPECIALLY ORIENTED TO FLORIDA. IT DESCRIBED DISTRIBUTIVE COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE INVOLVING BOTH COUNTY SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Distributive Education
Straesser, Rudolf – 1980
This paper focuses on mathematics education in Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) in West Germany. The "dual system" of TVE, a part-time college/part-time on-the-job training scheme that normally leads to a certificate of a qualified worker after three years, is reviewed. Entrance tests for the trainee posts focus heavily on aspects of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Algorithms, Basic Skills