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WASINGER, GORDON BERNARD – 1961
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF DIFFERENCE IN VERBAL INTEREST EXPRESSION BETWEEN THOSE WHO ATTEND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT ATTEND. A RANDOM SAMPLE OF ADULTS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE LAST SESSION OF EVENING SCHOOL IN FIVE IOWA COMMUNITIES WERE COMPARED TO NONPARTICIPANTS. THE 338 INTERVIEWEES RESPONDED TO EACH OF…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Attitudes, Educational Background
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. – 1970
Designed to help secondary school districts plan continuing education activities and to define possible areas of program coordination between districts, this 1970 inventory of continuing education activities represents responses from 353 (59.6%) of the secondary school districts in Pennsylvania. It indicates the number of courses (a total of 503)…
Descriptors: Courses, Credit Courses, Enrollment, Evening Programs
Download full textLos Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1966
Based on a study of training needs among personnel connected with homes for the aged in California, this publication is a teacher's manual as well as a course of study for older adults, their friends and relatives, volunteer workers, and professionals. The following topics are covered: the aged in a changing society; the increase in the aging…
Descriptors: Activities, Age, Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides
Johnston, William J. – Thresholds in Secondary Education, 1976
The Los Angeles Unified School District operates 29 community adult schools, 5 regional occupational centers, and 6 skill centers with the cooperation and assistance of many Federal, State, and community agencies. They serve over 350,000 adults, including the economically and educationally disadvantaged, veterans, special groups, immigrants, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations
Gorosch, Max – Education and Culture, 1969
"Education and Culture is a publication of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe. The autumn 1969 issue is a special number devoted to modern languages. (DS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Course Content, Electronic Equipment
Peer reviewedBell, Sharon – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1980
Describes how the School of Practical Nursing illustrates CETA's success in the Columbus public school system. Illustrates the roles of the city, the school, and the CETA prime sponsor. A section on program evaluation is also included. (CT)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Programs, Community Role, Educational Cooperation
Anderson, Ethel; Woeller, Elizabeth – Literacy Discussion, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Schools
Jones, Yvonne J. – 1981
In 1980-81 the 8 high schools of the Secondary Adult Program incorporated 176 adults into their regular routines. (Of these, 89 completed the school year following individualized curricula.) Teachers whose classes had less than the maximum allowed enrollment of regular students accepted one or more adult students. The Secondary Adult Program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Continuation Students
AKER, GEORGE F.; CARPENTER, WILLIAM L. – 1966
THIS REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION INDICATES THAT, WHILE THERE HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT, ADULTS WHO LACK HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS OR EVEN BASIC LITERACY SKILLS ARE NOT BEING REACHED. STUDIES ARE NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHY THESE ADULTS ARE LEAST LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS. STUDIES MADE OF CURRICULUMS,…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Financial Support
NEYLAN, MARGARET S.; VERNER, COOLIE – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE OF ATTENDANCE IN ADULT EVENING CLASSES IN A BRITISH COLUMBIA URBAN SCHOOL. CLASS RECORDS FROM THE YEAR 1963-64 WERE STUDIED, THE 266 COURSES (WITH 5240 REGISTRANTS) VARYING IN LENGTH AND SUBJECT CONTENT. SUBJECT CATEGORIES WERE -- ACADEMIC (33 SESSIONS LONG), A REPLICATION OF A PREADULT LEARNING SITUATION, WHICH PROVIDED CREDIT…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Vocational Education, Attendance Patterns
DEGABRIELE, EUGENE; AND OTHERS – 1966
PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA HAS DEVELOPED FROM A REMEDIAL AND ELEMENTARY PROGRAM TO ONE MEETING THE CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ADULTS. TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND TO HELP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SEEKING EXCELLENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE HANDBOOK HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE CHAPTERS ON FEDERAL AID, STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Opportunities
DEGABRIELE, EUGENE H. – 1967
ADMINISTRATORS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ADULT SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA WERE SURVEYED IN MAY 1967 AS TO WAYS IN WHICH THEIR PROGRAMS WERE SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ADULTS AGED 50 AND OVER. FINE ARTS, CRAFTS, HOMEMAKING, BUSINESS EDUCATION, AMERICANIZATION, CIVIC EDUCATION AND SPECIAL FIELDS, VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL…
Descriptors: Age, Agency Cooperation, Driver Education, Educational Opportunities
State Univ. of New York, Farmingdale. Agricultural and Technical Coll. – 1968
A directory of educational institutions and training programs on Long Island, New York, is intended to meet special needs of women--retraining for new job skills, preparation for retirement, and education for mature women. It offers a comprehensive listing of universities, four- and two-year colleges, university extension programs, public adult…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Directories
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
Koehler, Lawrence E. – 1968
This revised edition of the 1951 bulletin of the California State Department of Education updates materials from the original handbook, includes information from a handbook on inservice teacher training, and adds a brief history of adult education. It should be of practical value to teachers of adults, their supervisors and school administrators.…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
