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Herrmann, Douglas; Raybeck, Douglas; Wilson, Roland – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Last summer Congress passed the new GI Bill, and the president signed it into law. Americans can take great pride in such a program, one that helps veterans attend college after they return home. However, few are aware that many of those veterans will also encounter a variety of non-financial problems that require substantial adjustment as they…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Veterans, Veterans Education

Williams, Victor M.; Pankowski, Mary L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1992
The U.S. armed forces will be reduced by 25 percent by 1995. University continuing higher education will be the first place many military personnel will seek the advanced education, credentials, and skills necessary to join the civilian work force. (SK)
Descriptors: College Credits, Continuing Education, Educational Policy, Higher Education
Pryor, Lloyd – Future Choices, 1992
The Transitional School System is proposed as a network of neighborhood-based and controlled schools that would help welfare recipients by offering academic and professional training, crisis intervention, and family counseling. (SK)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Community Schools
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
Access courses have been designed to facilitate entry to higher education, either universities or polytechnical institutions, for nontraditional students. Basic characteristics of access courses include clear entry criteria that target nontraditional students; no insistence on formal educational requirements; recognition of prior, experiential…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs