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Darnell, Barry – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2022
There are currently more than 62 million American adults whose highest educational attainment is a high school diploma or its equivalent (U.S. Census Current Population Survey, 2021). Many of these adults have considered postsecondary education, and some even applied for a program. Yet, for various reasons, these adults never began a program of…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Postsecondary Education, Adults, Educational Attitudes
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Davies, Daniel K.; Stock, Steven E.; Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Mental Retardation, 2002
The use of a portable schedule prompting system to increase independence and self-regulation in time management was compared to use of a written schedule with 12 adults with mental retardation. Results supported the utility of a Palmtop computer with schedule prompting software to increase independence in the performance of vocational and daily…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Software, Mental Retardation, Microcomputers
Bambara, Linda M.; Ager, Christina – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1992
Three adults with moderate developmental disabilities living in the community learned to independently self-schedule their leisure activity by choosing picture cards and placing them in a sequenced activity book. Self-scheduling was maintained at follow up, and resulted in increases in the weekly frequency and diversity of self-directed leisure…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes, Leisure Education