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Download full textLazdowski, Walter P. – 1976
In this experiment, New Mexico State University's College of Continuing Education sponsored a college-discovery program designed to tap a pool of prospective college students hitherto ignored: veterans, housewives, and those others who simply were afraid to try for a college education because of uncertainty concerning their capabilities.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Planning, College Preparation, College Programs
Bahe, Virginia R. – 1969
The subskills content of 23 college reading manuals published in the past decade was analyzed. The skills which were investigated are grouped under these headings: rate, vocabulary, comprehension, organizational skills, critical reading, and study-textbook reading skills. In addition, content features such as tests, exercises, test validations,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Content Analysis, Reading Centers, Reading Comprehension
Fields, Johanna H. – 1971
The extent to which increases in reading efficiency are attributable to a reading laboratory program was investigated. The experimental group consisted of all students enrolled in developmental reading and study skills laboratory programs at the Community College of Allegheny County, Boyce Campus. The two control groups were students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Programs, College Students, Community Colleges
Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1984
Consisting of a selection of papers presented at the 1982 and 1983 meetings of the North Central Reading Association, this yearbook includes sections on computers, research, professional issues, and programs. Papers include: "The Computerized Broom Will Sweep Our Future Classrooms: But Not Necessarily Clean" (George E. Mason); "Beyond the…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Wark, David M., Ed. – 1974
Spanning the annual meetings of the North Central Reading Association from 1971 to 1974, this yearbook presents papers dealing with programs and centers, materials and techniques, a new research field, and in honor of Roger S. Pepper. Papers include: "Attitudinal Factors among Marginal Admission Students" (Roger S. Pepper and John A. Drexler,…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1980
Including sections on research, programs, and professional problems and issues, this yearbook contains presentations given at the 1978 and 1979 meetings of the North Central Reading Association. Papers include: "The Effects of Anxiety on Reading Comprehension" (David Wark and others); "Some Effects of Anxiety on University Students" (J. Michael…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
Ketcham, Clay A., Ed. – 1969
The proceedings of the twelfth annual meeting of the College Reading Association (with a focus on "Reading: Today's Needs, Tomorrow's Challenges") consisted of the following papers: "President's Address" (J. R. Newton); "Structure, Stricture in Reading Programs" (M. J. Weiss); "Why Use Informal Reading…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the relationship between readability of written material and reading competency of upper middle class adult readers, the economic benefits of adult basic education…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
