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Download full textMcIntosh, Naomi E.; Woodley, Alan – 1980
The progress of students under 21 years old at the United Kingdom's Open University (OU) was compared with a sample of mature students, using sociological and psychometric research methods. The research goal was to consider whether the OU's teaching system originally designed for adults is suited to the needs and circumstances of students in the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Chronological Age, College Students
Hole, Wanda Clements; Seggerson, Sharon Corcoran – 1980
The purpose of this portion of a project was to compare External High School Diploma (EHSDP) competencies at Waukesha County (Wisconsin) Technical Institute with minimum high school competency requirements in (1) local school districts and (2) selected states. Testing focused on basic skills of mathematics, reading, and writing. Minimum competency…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Competence
Kleppick, Annabelle L.; And Others – 1978
The development and evaluation of a nontraditional program with a major in Long Term Care Administration is presented. Part 1 presents an evaluation of the impact of the program on students, faculty, the curricula for long term care administration, and in the field of practice. Student characteristics are established and the performance of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum Evaluation
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1974
The organization and scope of the British Open University are described, and the courses offerings available through it are listed. The first section, A Brief Explanation, presents the guiding philosophy and programs of the Open University. Subsequent booklets list each of the courses offered and the individual instructional modules available to…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiotape Cassettes, Catalogs, College Students
Brown, Robert D.; And Others – 1973
Research investigated the relationships between the characteristics of adult learners, aged 17 to 67, and their responses to learning via multi-media instructional programs. Students read materials in accounting and psychology, viewed video lessons and listened to audio tapes; post-treatment data were then collected. Results showed that: 1) the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Byas, Ulysses – 1984
The Roosevelt School District, with the lowest wealth per pupil of the 56 districts located in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, worked with the Urban Education Department of the University of Massachusetts' Division of Instructional Leadership to design and implement a degree-granting staff development program centered around identifying and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrators, College School Cooperation, Developmental Programs
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Coll. Scholarship Service. – 1986
Information on over 500 major fields of study and the 3,000 colleges and graduate institutions that offer these programs at associate, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first-professional degree levels is provided for the 1986-1987 academic year. There are 17 special academic programs covered: accelerated program, combined bachelor's/graduate…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Admission, College Programs, College Students
Reithlingshoefer, Sally J., Ed.; Sanford, James F., Ed. – 1988
A total of 72 papers on nontraditional and interdisciplinary programs are presented in 11 tracks: (1) Assessing Learning Outcomes and Providing Quality in Non-Traditional Degree Programs (8 papers, including "Assessing the Quality of a Non-Traditional Degree Program: A Case Study," by Solomon Deressa and Mary Sue Simmons); (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Programs
Friedman, H. Z. – 1978
A brief description of the country of Venezuela (geography, population, economy, internal communications, and politics) and its educational system introduce a description of the Universidad Nacional Abierta (UNA). The UNA was opened in July 1978 to expand the national system of higher education by the use of distance learning techniques. These…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Budgets, Case Studies
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1979
Virginia's higher education system is reviewed in a state report that provides mission narratives from each of the Commonwealth's state-supported and independent institutions. After a statewide statistical profile, the following issues are discussed: enrollment issues, the emerging role of Virginia's urban universities, teacher education programs,…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Supply
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1975
This guide to studying at the Open University concerns the problems of independent learning for the adult student. Working effectively as a student requires clear and realistic goals, support from close contacts at home and work, a business-like approach, and a desire to learn. Study techniques covered are when and where to study, how to read…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Assignments, Computer Oriented Programs, Correspondence Study
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Springfield. – 1978
A comprehensive study was undertaken of the effectiveness of an external degree program implemented in Illinois to meet the needs of adult students studying for the bachelor's degree. The rationale, history, structure, administration, and governance of the statewide program offered through five universities are described. The majority of students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Assessment, Experiential Learning
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1980
The anticipated growth of nontraditional education programs in higher education and the recognized need to carefully evaluate the potential economic impact of such programs inspired this study to: (1) evaluate the economics of five varied nontraditional institutions; (2) assist each of the traditional and nontraditional institutions participating…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Case Studies, College Applicants, College Planning
McNeil, Don – 1977
Implications of the Open University upon traditional higher education in England and the United States are examined. The history of adult education is reviewed in relationship to working class adults, the Open University, and the traditional British and American higher education. The history of correspondence study and its practical use for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Conventional Instruction
Morgan, Colin; Glatter, Ron – 1980
The British Open University (OU) offers university degree programs to adults who are employed and study at home. It does so through a nationwide universal access (open admission) policy. A key feature of this program is that it imposes traditional university standards of excellence. Access is not limited by formal entry requirements, geography,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Administrative Problems, Admission Criteria
