Discusses two law schools that are offering Saturday-Sunday programs, with other schools interested in doing so; accreditors are raising objections, however. (EV)

A survey of Saturday students was conducted at the University of Wisconsin Center in Waukesha County to generate information useful in institutional planning and scheduling. Results of the survey revealed that participants were older, employed full time, and female. (Author/MLW)

Focus group interviews with 18 adults in a weekend degree program produced metaphoric themes. Adult education was compared to "blessing" or "penance"; the primary difference between traditional and adult education was seen as a "juggling act"; and "addiction to learning" appeared to be a motivator. The…

Many adults are attending weekend colleges in search of undergraduate degrees. The intense two- or three-day programs provide a workable alternative for adults who are unable or unwilling to attend classes during the day or evening. (MLW)

Despite the resurgence of political conservatism, between 1990 and 1920 there were about 100 English-speaking socialist Sunday schools in 65 U.S. cities. These schools represent a dynamic opposition movement to American and Canadian public school influences. This article praises Kenneth Teitelbaum's earlier "Curriculum Inquiry" article…

In 1981, Pikes Peak Community College initiated a new Continuing Education Area, which featured a "weekend college" for communication classes held on Friday evenings and Saturdays. Faculty and administrators have identified several advantages of the weekend college, including the following: (1) since classes are held in existing…

Comparison of grade point averages of adult students, who attended a course weekly--evenings and weekends--(n=60) with those (n=57) who attended daily showed that nontraditional scheduling did not hinder adult students' academic performance. (SK)

Describes one college's efforts to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the issue of increasing the number of minority teachers for its local teaching force. The college's efforts include restructuring the traditional teacher education program and enhancing overall preparation of nontraditional students with special emphasis on minorities.…

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis developed the Weekend College, a program specially planned for working adult learners. Describes this program (which offers courses on Saturdays and Sundays) and a five-credit laboratory course in human physiology. Instructional strategies used and advantages/disadvantages of weekend courses are…

Recommendations are given for colleges wishing to develop adult education programs, including information sources and program ideas. A nontraditional weekend program developed at Saint Xavier College as a time-intensive baccalaureate curriculum is described. (MSE)

The Project for Adult College Education (PACE) is a general education core curriculum designed for working adults. PACE students receive approximately half the classroom hours in each subject area that they would in a traditional classroom. The balance of time is devoted to viewing course-related instructional television and participating in…

Reports on a study of the characteristics, learning objectives, ratings of the helpfulness of various learning methods, self-evaluation in such areas as intellectual curiosity, academic ability, motivation, and reading/writing/speaking ability of adult women attending either a weekend college credit program (n=75) or a noncredit community service…

Six papers on adjunct and nontraditional college faculty are presented from the George Mason University (Virginia) annual conference on nontraditional interdisciplinary programs. The papers and authors are as follows: "Educational Orientation and Role Perceptions of Adjunct Faculty" (William McAfee, Lewis Smith); "Quality Teaching…

The availability of evening and weekend baccalaureate degree credit courses and factors that discourage institutions from introducing or expanding such courses were investigated through a fast response survey that was sent to a national sample of universities and other four-year colleges. Among the findings are the following: almost three-fourths…

The Colorado State University Foreign Language Weekend Camps (also called the "Poor Man's Study Abroad") are described in this report. Developed to provide an international component and a mini foreign experience for the university's students, the camps are designed to accomplish several purposes including: to offer both foreign and…