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Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Div. of Adult Education. – 1969
This statistical report on public school adult education in Colorado during Fiscal Year 1968-69 indicates total numbers of classes, instruction hours, and students for 19 subject fields and miscellaneous courses; Federal, state, and other expenditures; administrative and teaching personnel, part time as well as full time; total expenditures for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Enrollment, Equivalency Tests, Public School Adult Education
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. – 1969
An inventory of adult education offerings in high school districts in Pennsylvania produced a 75.8% return of questionnaires (449 districts) and provided information on the courses conducted by school districts by subject categories together with the number of school districts offering each course. Following are comments on the more important or…
Descriptors: Attendance, Curriculum, Educational Finance, High Schools
Dorland, James R., Comp.; Baber, Gaye M., Comp. – 1967
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…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Educators, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. – 1968
During 1965-68, the Los Angeles City Schools conducted a community involvement reading program for parents, teachers, volunteer workers, and other adults interested in teaching children how to read. Twelve teacher hours of instruction were divided either into six two-hour or four three-hour segments. The reading method "Formula Phonics,"…
Descriptors: Children, Instructional Materials, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1968
A report is presented of the total number of classes, class hours, and students in adult education programs conducted by Colorado public schools during the 1967-68 fiscal year. Adult basic education, high school completion, arts and crafts, commercial and business education, homemaking and family life education, hobbies, trade and industrial…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classes (Groups of Students), Curriculum, Enrollment
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1968
This report provides statistical information on adult education programs in school systems with enrollments of 6,000 or more. Data were obtained from the questionnaire used in connection with the Research Division's annual salary schedule studies. Three summary tables as well as listing of the individual systems are included. Table I shows, by…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrollment, Organization Size (Groups), Part Time Faculty
Gran, James R. – 1969
Teachers of 30 adult evening high school completion classes in Jackson County, Iowa, completed questionnaires to assess their own inservice training needs in relation to program content and effectiveness. The comparative few who recognized a need for inservice training stressed such concerns as courses in English, and adult education trends and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Program Evaluation, Public School Adult Education, Secondary Education
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1970
Major purposes for the preparation of this report on public school adult education in Utah were: to provide the public with a description of achievements, trends, and needs, and with meaningful cost accounting information; to make comparisons and analyses of adult education by program, school district, and year; and to provide the adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Annual Reports, Civil Defense
Okes, Imogene E. – 1972
This progress report on the status of a survey of adult education in the public education system summarizes the findings of a State survey. The report of the survey, conducted under the auspices of NAPCAE and the National Council of State Directors of Adult Education, is scheduled for publication by the U.S. Office of Education this fiscal year.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Enrollment Rate
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1964
A survey was made (1) to obtain the op"nions of school superintendents as to the responsibility for adult education, purposes of public school adult education, issues in administration, the importance of various fields of instruction, and suitable means of financing and (2) to learn which school systems have adult education programs. Responses…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Services, Curriculum, Educational Finance
Richmond Public Schools, VA. – 1962
With the aim of evaluating state policies on high school diplomas for adults, the Richmond, Virginia, public school system conducted a national survey on states and territories issuing diplomas or equivalency certificates on the basis of the General Educational Development test or other standardized tests; kinds and sources of tests being used;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Credits
Martin, Anita L. – 1970
This survey concentrated on evaluating the present structure of public school adult education (PSAE) in Massachusetts, adult access to education throughout the state, characteristics of local programs, and possible future directions. Analyses were made of the history, objectives, and policies of 100 local programs, followed by student body,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum, Educational Opportunities, Enrollment
PDF pending restorationNational Association for Public School Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1969
In the Public School Adult Education 1969 almanac are to be found: (1) details about the National Association for Public School Adult Education (NAPSAE); (2) statistics of public school adult education (for example, state support, educational attainment, teachers' salaries, enrollment data, and expenditures); (3) directories of state associations…
Descriptors: Directories, Enrollment, Graduate Study, National Organizations
SCHARLES, HENRY G., JR. – 1966
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Dropouts, Affiliation Need, Doctoral Dissertations
Gran, James R. – 1970
This followup study dealt with the third graduating class (April 22, 1969) of the Jackson County (Iowa) Adult Evening High School Completion Program. Background data were gathered on age, sex, employment status, family and marital status, occupation when enrolled, and present occupation and employment. There were 58 tuition and 42 nontuition…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Employment Level, Family Status, Females
