Major policy options for American higher education in the next two decades, which is a period of potentially unused capacity, are considered. The focus is upon both public policies relating to higher education and policies of colleges and universities individually. It is suggested that the number of enrollees in higher education is partially…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 39 INDEXED AND ABSTRACTED ENTRIES ON PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION IN ADULT EDUCATION, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STUDIES, TESTING, PROGRAMS, TEXTBOOKS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES. THE DOCUMENTS PROCESSED, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, ARE ALL DATED 1966 OR 1967. (SG)

Six papers on various topics of adult education are contained in these proceedings. The following papers are included: (1) "Self-Guided Learning and Change," by Allen Tough--a review of research that shows that nine of ten adults engage in approximately ten hours of informal but purposeful learning per week. (2) "Needs Assessment Strategies and…

If colleges were to accept the mission of helping each student to learn as much and as well as possible, the organization of education would change. In that the three fundamental practices of education--classes, semesters, and grades--are counterproductive to the goal of maximizing student learning and exist only to meet administrative and fiscal…

Public school adult educators, training directors in business and industry, and other group leaders in civic and professional organizations assembled this collection of techniques used by teachers and adults. Among topics discussed are planning an adult education course, grouping adult students, applying creativity to teaching, and preventing…

A study was made of the effects of programed instruction versus the use of course objectives and reference materials on learning, transfer, and attitudes in two adult experimental groups. The subject was mathematical concepts basic to introductory statistics. Mathematical tests and attitude scales were administered before and after the experiment.…

The book contains articles and excerpts from works of leading educators and scholars associated with problems of adult education in India. The readings are presented in five sections. The first section, Historical Perspective, deals with the progress of adult education (from the beginning of British rule to the present day) and extension services.…

The Open University is described as an independent, autonomous university which offers an opportunity for higher education to adults who could not or did not take advantage of the limited opportunity in England to enter an institution of higher education immediately on or shortly after leaving secondary school. It provides a basis for continuing…

In order to ensure that man keeps step with the changes in the world it is necessary to continue the learning process throughout adulthood. Although many authorities see obsolescence as the only alternative to continuing education, some authorities and professions are beginning to speak of mandatory adult education. Since adult education is based…

The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…

This issue of the ALSED newsletter contains: (1) a description of the Anthropology and Language Science in Educational Development (ALSED) program; (2) information on the meeting of experts on diversification of methods and techniques for teaching a second language or foreign languages (Paris, Unesco, 15-20 September, 1975), which discussed such…

This study analyzes Spanish and German errors committed by adult native speakers of English enrolled in elementary and intermediate levels. Four written samples were collected for each target language, over a period of five months. Errors were categorized according to their possible source. Types of errors were ordered according to their…

This report on Australia is one of a series of reports on the development of recurrent education in member countries by the Center for Educational Research and Innovation. The report outlines the Australian educational system, surveys official views and policies in education and government, and compares these to a checklist of the basic principles…

This study focused on adult age differences in the organizational processes of memory as measured by performance (number of words recalled) and subject imposed organization (SO) of information. Thirty males in each of three age groups (16-19, 30-39, 45-54) underwent 16 inspection trials and 16 recall trails on an experimental list of 22 unrelated…

This study investigated how the location of questions in factual reading matter (before, after, or interspersed throughout) affected retention by 60 adult subjects divided among six treatment groups. It was hypothesized that: (1) pre-positioned questions will prove superior to interspersing in terms of mean retention scores; (2) interspersed…