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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
Demko, David – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Describes a program at Delta College (Michigan) which attempts to remove financial, geographical, psychological, and social barriers to existing services to integrate older adults into the service population, and which offers specialized services focusing on gerontological service, training, and development to meet the individual and group needs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Education
Sharon, Jared B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Describes Emeritus College, a college within the College of Marin (California), designed to meet the continuing education needs of adults in or preparing for retirement. Discusses its development in terms of a preliminary needs assessment, obtaining funds, staffing, community involvement, curriculum planning, and improving program accessibility.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Community Education
Bellis, James M.; Poole, Lawrence H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Describes the development and operation of a multi-disciplinary center of gerontology at North Country Community College (New York), focusing on its tasks (education; community services, development, and planning; and research) and its structural development, e.g., integration into the college, internal governance, staffing, linkages with other…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services, Financial Support