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Download full textGran, James R. – 1971
One of a series of one year and four year followups in the Jackson County (Iowa) Adult Evening High School Completion Program, this study assessed the educational, social or personal, and/or financial gains experienced thus far by the 58 member Class of 1970. General information (age, sex, residence, marital and family status) was sought, along…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Age Differences, Attitudes, Educational Needs
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1976
This document represents the completion of the first phase of a study of adult and continuing education in California. The current method of funding community colleges in general, and adult/continuing education programs offered by community colleges and school districts specifically, are examined, their shortcomings noted, and alternatives to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Average Daily Attendance, Community Colleges
National Association for Public School Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1968
THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A JOINT PUBLICATION OF THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADULT EDUCATION AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND THE ADULT EDUCATION CLEARINGHOUSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION. DOCUMENTS CONCERNED WITH TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF ADULTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN THE AREA OF ADULT BASIC AND SECONDARY…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
VERNER, COOLIE, ED. – 1964
PREPARED UNDER THE SPECIAL EDITORSHIP OF COOLIE VERNER, THIS JOURNAL ISSUE REVIEWS THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT, TRACES THE GROWTH OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DURING THE PERIOD 1915-63, DISCUSSES RECENT TRENDS AND ACTIVITIES IN VOCATIONAL AND NONVOCATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Enrollment Trends, Extension Education
ALLISON, LA RUE D. – 1961
FROM A REVIEW OF ADULT EDUCATION LITERATURE, AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF VOCATIONAL HOMEMAKING COURSES FOR ADULTS IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING 1949-1959, AND INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND HOMEMAKING TEACHERS IN 75 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS, TRENDS AND METHODOLOGY IN ADULT EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY HOMEMAKING…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Child Development, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Education Center. – 1973
The second volume of the report outlines the theoretical framework and the ecology of the Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) demonstrations of the interagency linkages of public library and public school services for disadvantaged adults. The following subjects are considered: (1) workable definitions of services; (2) nature of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Coordination
PUMMELL, MILTON F. – 1967
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS HANDBOOK INCLUDE THE SCOPE OF THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CANADA (DETERMINING INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, COURSE AND PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS, MANPOWER TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADULT OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ACT, AND ACTIVITIES UNDER A BROADENED PROGRAM), THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND ADMINISTERING AN…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Educators, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation
National Union of Students, London (England). Dept. of Education and Welfare. – 1966
TO STIMULATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO IMPROVE PROVISIONS FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND TO BRING ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN FULLY CONSIDERED BY THE ROBBINS COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS PRESENT THIS REPORT OF ALL FORMS OF OPPORTUNITY OPEN TO ADULTS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL FRAMEWORK OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN. IT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correspondence Schools, Curriculum
Henry, William H., Jr.; And Others – 1974
This report, comprising a diagnostic study of a city adult school, was prompted by concern over declining enrollment, which had dropped nearly one-third over a 4-year period. A task force approach was adopted by the graduate students conducting the research, and five areas of study were formulated: administration; community interests;…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Federal Textbook on Citizenship. Our United States. Becoming a Citizen Series. Book 2. Revised 1973.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Dept. of Justice), Washington, DC. – 1973
This Federal textbook on citizenship is designed to familiarize immigrants with the United States and the English language. Comprised of 17 chapters, the first few introduce the foreign-born to the American community, help him find a home, a job, and the security available to him despite his alien status. Several other chapters, namely, "Work…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Culture
Kelly, Diana K. – 1992
Developed as part of a project aimed at providing information about adult learners to vocational faculty and administrators to help them develop teaching methods, curricula, and programs for adults in California's community colleges, this report focuses on issues and practices related to workforce development, adult vocational students, effective…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Continuation Students
Cabot Public Schools, AR. – 1978
A model public school adult education program was established to provide training and/or skill upgrading for adults in vocational education. To coordinate the adult classes and to provide new classes, the Cabot School District of Arkansas hired an adult education coordinator. To respond to community needs and to establish an exemplary program, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Community Programs
LEE, DOROTHY J. – 1962
FIFTY ADULTS (39 HOMEMAKERS AND 11 MALE FAMILY HEADS) LIVING IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AREAS IN WASHINGTON D.C. WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE THEIR INTEREST IN HOMEMAKING EDUCATION, PROGRAM NEEDS, AND AWARENESS OF EXISTING CLASSES. A PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, A DIRECTOR OF A PUBLIC RECREATION CENTER, AND ALL DIRECTORS OF PRIVATE AGENCIES PROVIDING…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adults, Agency Cooperation, Child Development
COHEN, A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A METROPOLITAN TORONTO SURVEY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS CURRENTLY PURSUING ADULT EDUCATION, OR NOT PARTICIPATING BUT WILLING TO ATTEND A PROPOSED 24-HOUR CENTER. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED, BY TELEPHONE QUESTIONNAIRE, AS TO ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING COURSES, TYPE, LOCATION, AND SCHEDULING OF COURSES, TIME AND MONEY INVESTED BY…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attendance Patterns, Educational Background
FERRANTE, LOUISE ANN – 1962
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF PROBLEMS AND PERSONAL NEEDS IN NEW YORK STATE REIMBURSED PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION IN HOME ECONOMICS AS SEEN BY TEACHERS AND BY ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTORS, OF PROGRAM AND TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS, AND OF DIFFERENCES IN ASSESSMENTS BY TEACHERS UNDER DIFFERING TYPES OF CERTIFICATION. QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attendance, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
