Results of this 1965-66 study of public school adult education programs, based on responses from 338 schools in large districts (12,000 or more regularly-enrolled pubils) includes elementary, secondary, and general adult education enrollment figures, in-service training statistics, percentages of time devoted to adult education in school districts…

RESEARCH SOUGHT TO (1) IDENTIFY CRITERIA USED BY DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SELECTING THEIR TEACHERS FOR INSTRUCTION IN VOCATIONAL, AVOCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, (2) VALIDATE SPECIFIC CRITERIA OF SELECTION AND (3) TEST THE CRITERIA. A QUESTIONNAIRE TECHNIQUE IDENTIFIED NINE VALID TEACHER SELECTION…

This 1969 study in Lincoln, Nebraska, assessed participants' attitudes toward adult education before and after enrollment in public school adult education classes of their own choice. Major characteristics included sex (484 males, 1,014 females) and sources of tuition (self and family 1,362, sponsoring agency 63, employer 72). Courses were divided…

TO RELATE PERSONALITY NEEDS TO DROPOUT AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ADULT LEARNERS, A SAMPLE OF 90 MALES AND 50 FEMALES WAS RANDOMLY DRAWN FROM THE 600 REGISTRANTS IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADULT EVENING HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES. THE EDWARDS PERSONAL PREFERENCE SCHEDULE WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE SAMPLE, AND THE DATA WAS…

A STUDY WAS MADE TO COLLECT INFORMATION AND DETERMINE THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF PARENTS IN ESTABLISHING PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES AND TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMEND SOURCES OF INFORMATION, AND GIVE ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. DATA ON NEED FOR PARENT EDUCATION IN TYLER, TEXAS WAS OBTAINED THROUGH…

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…

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…

The development of adult education in Oklahoma has followed the general American pattern. After World War II, several Oklahoma public schools began adult education programs and later took advantage of Federally supported vocational and literacy programs. However, differing attitudes toward educational purpose and financing between eastern and…

This study evaluated the guidance program of the Los Angeles City Adult Schools to determine if existing guidance services are adequately meeting clientele needs. Criteria obtained from the literature were submitted to a panel of consultants, who used a rating scale to identify significant criteria. An appraisal instrument was devised and refined;…

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…

Using a population of adults enrolled in 1967 in the 1,123 classes of the Flint, Michigan, adult education program, this study examined the relationship between participation in these programs and the formation or changing of attitudes toward public schools. It sought to determine, among other things, which adult students (if any) actually change…

A comprehensive guide is provided to journal articles, government publications, pamphlets, and books in liberal adult education and related areas during 1945-57 in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. The 1,027 entries are categorized as follows: (1) educational philosophy and trends; (2) research and bibliography (including research…

A study compared two groups of adults in a suburban community who were attending weekly classes on a voluntary basis; one group attended avocational classes in the public school and the other, classes in a Protestant church. The purpose was to learn whether sex, occupational role, family status, family background, education; influence of friends,…

The second annual review of Canadian degree research on adult education, this work describes ten master's and doctoral studies completed in 1969, and 22 others still in progress. The degree and institution are noted for each, followed by the date of acceptance or estimated completion, statement of the problem or objective, methods used, findings…

This annotated bibliography of adult education degree research in (or concerning) Canada during 1968 and early 1969 embraces 19 completed studies and 30 still in progress. A number of the entries are in French. Data appear, wherever available or applicable, on the degree obtained, institution, date of acceptance of the thesis, statement of the…