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Download full textGillen, Marie A., Ed.; Burkholder, Avon, Ed. – 1987
These proceedings contain 14 papers and notes from 2 symposia in English and 2 papers in French. Abstracts appear at the beginning of the volume. The following papers are included: "Symposium Notes: What Is the Future of Adult Education in Canada?" (Bernard, MacNeil, Selman); "John Dewey Dialogues with an Adult Educator in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Baskett, H. K., Ed. – 1991
Among 8 French and 36 English papers are the following: "Confronting the Self in Research" (Baskett); "Learning Processes as They Occur in Groups" (Becker, Hill); "La pensee critique a-t-elle un sexe?" (Bedard, Ouellette); "The Effect of Literacy on Income and Duration of Employment" (Blunt); "Graduate…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Thomas, Robert J.; And Others – 1992
Drawing on an applied research study encompassing an extensive literature review, telephone interviews with 50 key program administrators, and site visits at 9 community colleges, this handbook describes proven, effective techniques for providing vocational education to limited English proficient (LEP) adults in a community college setting. An…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bilingual Education Programs, College Environment, Community Colleges
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1993
This curriculum planning guide is designed to serve as an aid and information source to assist senior management teams at Further Education Unit (FEU) technical colleges, curriculum leaders, and national and local agencies concerned with further education in the United Kingdom. The first two-thirds of the guide consists of 11 reports on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Basic Skills
LaCerva, Christine – 1993
Auxiliary Services for High Schools, Bilingual Resource and Training Center (Project ASHS) was a federally funded project in its third year of operation in 1992-93. It functioned at 22 sites in the five boroughs of New York City, serving 3,972 limited-English-proficient students, an increase of over 600 students from the previous year. The target…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese, Classroom Techniques
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1991
The Iowa Department of Education, in cooperation with the state's 15 community colleges and Drake University, completed an outcomes study of adult vocational training/retraining programs offered through the Adult and Continuing Education Divisions of the colleges. Study goals were to profile businesses served by the colleges, evaluate employer…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Demand Occupations
National Advisory Council on Continuing Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
This report focuses on the current dynamics and greater potential of linking postsecondary continuing education activities to the training and retraining of the American workforce. Four issues were identified as central to adult education as it relates to human resource development and the improvement of the nation's economy. These issues are (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Agency Role, College Role
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. – 1988
The final report of the Pennsylvania State University Strategic Study Group on the Status of Women describes activities and presents recommendations concerned with the broad areas of leadership share, structure and quality of University worklife, and structure and quality of the academic environment. Recommendations address the following specific…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Employed Women, Ethnic Groups, Faculty Promotion
Rivera, William M., Comp.; Walker, Sharon M., Comp. – 1987
Among the 46 papers in this proceedings are the following 36 selected titles: "The Intergenerational Exercise/Movement Program" (Ansello); "Using Computers for Adult Literacy Instruction" (Askov et al.); "Measuring Adults' Attitudes toward Computers" (Delcourt, Lewis); "Issues in Computers and Adult Learning" (Gerver); "Preassessment of Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Russ-Eft, Darlene F.; And Others – 1979
This report summarizes the major literature dealing with the following major issues in adult basic education (ABE): target and demand populations (size, characteristics, and subgroups of the ABE population and the decline in participation); services provided (the purpose of the Adult Education Act, objectives and goals of ABE, problems of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Media
Warren, Catharine E., Ed. – 1988
The following are among the 55 papers in this volume: "Implications of Person-Environment Congruence in Adult Learning Environments" (Agee); "Reliability and Validity of the Alternate Form of the Education Participation Scale" (Boshier); "Research and Developments in the Neurosciences" (Boucouvalas); "Professional Writing Activity among Professors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Rickard, Patricia L.; Stiles, Richard L. – 1984
The California Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) provides a design for developing a method of measuring the identified competencies of local education agencies. It provides information about student placement, progress, and competency attainment in a format meaningful to the student, instructor, and program manager. Steps in setting up an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Boucouvalas, Marcie – 1988
This monograph is intended to foster an understanding of the history, context, and current status of adult education in Greece. The first part, which is devoted to the history of lifelong learning and adult education in Greece, consists of two chapters. The first chapter examines ancient and medieval Greece, and the second one covers the history…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Adult Students
McMann, Richard C. – 1981
Results of research and evaluation carried out by the To Educate the People Consortium are reported. (The purpose of the consortium is to create a national network of humanities-based adult-oriented college programs offering an interdisciplinary curriculum leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree for blue-collar and low-status white collar…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Linke, Russell D., Ed. – 1979
Papers from the 1978 conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia are presented. A large part of the conference was devoted to a general symposium on accountability in higher education, while other topics were organization and administration of higher education, curriculum development and evaluation, staff…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Students, College Administration, College Students
