The author argues that adult college students need to use their life experiences as an important key to their learning experiences. Emphasis is on reading and writing, two common life experiences that also are crucial to college survival. (CH)

The Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas, developed and implemented a support system for serving adult students at off-campus sites. This overview provides a framework for other colleges and universities who are planning outreach sites and activities. (JOW)

The advantages of distance education programs, particularly for adults, are twofold: (1) they allow access to large-scale education, and (2) they stress individual learning. The author discusses how successful programs can be implemented and describes one at Oklahoma State University. (JOW)

Discusses the problems encountered by adults who are beginning artists. States that a teacher's failure to recognize these problems can adversely affect creative behavior and enjoyment of art. Describes the Hoffman Scale of Visual Interpretation and considers its use in the positive reinforcement of these beginning artists. (GEA)

The author describes how he became a student in six adult classes in order to investigate participation in adult education. He examines student motivation and characteristics and how this affects class participation. (CT)

Colleges and universities should become age-integrated institutions and focus more on continuing education programs as a primary institutional function. (MSE)

Some observations on nontraditional education include programs that can trace their lineage back to the origins of Western universities; they serve adult needs more than adolescent/young adult needs; and learning occurs outside boundaries of grades, semester hours, etc. (Author/MLW)

Colleges and universities have suffered declining enrollments during recent years. This article examines retention of women students in a nontraditional undergraduate program and explores factors related to persistence and strategies and services to facilitate retention. (Author/NRB)

Explores the attitudes and attendance behavior of adult students at the Working Men's College, Camden (England). Investigates these needs from the perspective of the students themselves, through an examination of their attitudes concerning their own motivation, expectations, and satisfaction with the part-time education being provided. (Author/CT)

Ways that selected adult students perceived the value of computers in their private life and at work were studied. It was discovered that the adult students have mixed feelings about computers, their value in general and the advantages of computer literacy for career advancement. (MLW)

Suggests how some of the recent theories about adult learning may be incorporated into a practical schema for adult and community education. Considers factors such as the learner's experience, adult life cycles, andragogical vs. pedagogical models, successful instructional strategies, lifelong learning, technogical change, and self-directed…

Compared test results for new adult freshmen (N=73) with those of younger freshmen under age 25 (N=738). Among results reported are those indicating that neither group is "mathematically literate" and that, although adults may be at an initial disadvantage, the gap between their skills and their counterparts does not appear…

Discusses a study that sought recommendations from lecturers for teaching and learning strategies appropriate to a masters program in educational administration. (JOW)

Discusses the problem of designing educational systems for the aged to maximize their potential for success. Suggests that complex changes in working memory occur with advanced age; by understanding the nature of these changes, educational materials can be designed which properly refresh memory and guide comprehension. (JAC)

Teachers of adults must be aware of the significant differences between adults' and childrens' orientations to learning. (Author)