This article presents 2007 report on the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) survey on adult participation in learning. With overall participation among the poorest groups stuck at less than half that experienced by the upper and middle classes, the survey suggests the need to ask if the balance of public investment in adult…

The adult education (AE) component of the National Household Education Survey (NHES:95) examined the education activities of adults in the United States in 1994-95. Special attention was paid to the types of educational activities in which adults participate and the relationships between adults' participation in AE activities and educational…

This brief report presents data from the sixth triennial survey of adult education conducted as part of the May 1984 Current Population Survey. The narrative provides information on the characteristics of adult education participants, courses and providers, reasons for taking adult education courses, and adult education course costs. These data…

It has been found that the sexes differ as to social/affective versus instrumental/competence orientation, with females oriented more towards the social domain and males oriented more towards the instrumental domain. Because it has been suggested that the sexes also differ as to the source of self-esteem, with males deriving esteem from task…

For adult education to be successful, teachers must understand the uniqueness of adult needs, and they must care whether the learner accomplishes his individual goals. The adult student's needs must be considered in choosing the learning environment. establishing the curriculum, and selecting teaching methods. (Author/AG)

This publication contains abstracts of all doctoral research studies which were planned and supervised in the adult education area of Syracuse University between 1958 and 1979. The 22 dissertations examine the following topics: (1) characteristics of adult college students; (2) development of liberal adult education activities in New York state;…

The report describes revisions made to the Child Raising Opinion Questionnaire for assessing attitudes toward child rearing in the Mountain-Plains student population. Two new scales were developed for the Questionnaire: one measuring resistance to learning about children in particular and resistance to outside influences in the area of child…

This module, one in a series relating to consumer education, is intended as a teaching guide. Topics covered by the guide are: What Should Consumers Know and Do in Order to Get Their Money's Worth?; What Should Consumers Know and Do about Advertising?; What Should Consumers Know and Do about Product Warranties?; What Should Consumers Know and Do…

Describes the experience of a teacher involved in a program for teaching beginning French to prison inmates with a high school education. (AM)

The conventions of vocational education are not suited to adult vocational education. The author notes that policy changes are needed to respond to demographic changes, to provide for institutional solutions for adult vocational education, and to match vocational education and training with the entire age range of the occupational structure. (MF)

Discusses the necessity of a close relationship between evaluation and instruction, between evaluator and instructor in adult language training programs and other programs. (AM)

Discusses "non-traditional students" and what they are doing in traditionally youth-oriented aggregates, the campuses of our colleges and universities. (Author/RK)

Combined descriptive and qualitative research procedures to investigate the developmental forces influencing women's decisions to enter or return to college after the age of 25. Results suggest that, despite the ability of most respondents to report events that significantly influenced their reentry decision, the role of such events is best…

The study compared the career maturity levels of a sample of basic education students to the norms. Following a 10-week career development course, the gains of a treatment group were compared to those of a control group. No gains were found in the control group; however, the treatment group moved from the lowest to the highest norm quartile.…

In 1976, Indiana University began offering a General Studies degree to open degree opportunities to those who are not necessarily able to return to the campus and meet residency requirements for other degrees. As a cornerstone of the program, a flexible admission policy was included for those 21 years or older. (JOW)