This exploratory study examined the reasons women return to school and the services which they demand as reentry students. The respondents represented female students, undergraduate and graduate, 25 years of age and older, at five institutions in four states. Of 419 surveys distributed, 383 were returned, for a response rate of 91 percent. Data…

A 10-week plan was developed to help disadvantaged adults and college students realize that they can affect their environments if they learn the techniques of setting short-term goals to obtain long-term goals. According to the plan, the student selects a goal (not necessarily an educational goal) that can be reasonably accomplished in 10 weeks.…

The issue of relationship is important personally and organizationally. Individuals find themselves, discover who they are, existentially and psychologically speaking, in the living of their relationships. The question is then what adult education experience is available--solid in theory and in practice--to teach the art and science of the…

At the higher education level, some educators saw individualization of the college curriculum as a means for personal development and a method for empowering the students and the faculty. Notions of adult education appeared to reinforce the strong movement to individualize the college curriculum. The development of contract learning pulled…

Many four-year institutions are offering associate degree programs, a number which is increasing as pressure grows from communities demanding more occupationally-oriented programs. Many older students appreciate the two-year degrees not only for the occupational benefits, but also because of their self-fulfilling goals. (Editor/PG)

This article describes the special needs of women returning to school and analyzes these needs on both psychological and practical levels. The discussion is based primarily on the experiences of women who are regular matriculated day session students at an urban commuter college. Observations are drawn from interviews, group discussions, and a…

From workshops in andragogy, the art and science of helping adults to learn, it was observed that an individualized approach was preferred to a behavioralistic one, that it is important to be able to help participants work within a changing organization, and that knowledge of task and process should be coordinated. (AG)

A young beginning teacher describes the mature adult students in her first community college class.

PREVIOUS STUDIES REPORT THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE GOOD READERS DIFFER IN RESPONSE CONSENSUALITY FROM POOR READERS IN A WORK-ASSOCIATION TASK INVOLVING VERBAL OR PICTORIAL STIMULI. TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS NONCONSENSUALITY EXISTS AMONG ADULTS FROM DIFFERENT READING LEVELS, 15 ADULTS WERE RANDOMLY CHOSEN FROM EACH OF THREE GROUPS--(1) AN ADULT BASIC…

THIS IS PART ONE OF A STUDY WHICH DEALT WITH SOME ASPECTS OF THE STRATEGY AND MOTIVATION OF ADULTS FOR EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS BY ENROLLING IN COURSES OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE USE OF TELEVISION AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION. THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT WAS A 28-ITEM…

THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STUDY OF MOTIVATION, SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND REACTIVE BEHAVIOR OF ADULTS ENROLLED IN OPEN-CIRCUIT TELEVISED COURSES OFFERED FOR COLLEGE CREDIT BY THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (PART ONE WAS ED 003 187). PART TWO OF THE STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH MOTIVATION AND RESISTANCE TO…

Sixteen educational aims were rank ordered by 188 adult rural disadvantaged family members who were student participants in the Mountain-Plains Program. Results were examined by factor analysis and by the Thurstone (unweighted) scaling method; the factor structure was weak, indicating considerable independence for the individual items. Students…

Existing programs, policies and practices as they affect the older adult student in Ontario universities were investigated. Interview data were collected from adult students about their experiences in the light of the policies described, and a number of obstacles to successful study encountered by these students were identified. A statistical…

This document is part of a series designed to help adult home economics education supervisors and instructors meet the consumer-homemaking needs of the low-income adult learner. The information contained in this part provides idea starters for developing ways to make more effective instructional presentations. Various methods and techniques…

Discusses the needs of disabled adults in the context of participation in adult education programs. Highlights methods for meeting these needs and describes implications for community education programs. Presents possible actions to facilitate disabled adults' access to education. (CH)