"The Best of Ten Years," a publication of the Tenth Annual Conference for the Adult Student Personnel Association, Inc. (ASPA), contains prophesies for the future in addition to a chronicle of concerns of the decade. Articles included are: Financial Aid for Evening Students (Sol Jacobson); The Programming and Counseling of Adult Transfer Students…

A questionnaire and on the site survey was made of the state funded adult basic education (ABE) programs in Massachusetts to determine whether they were meeting the needs of the eligible population. Data were gathered from a sample of ABE administrators, teachers, counselors, and students and statistically analyzed. In addition an ABE…

Ten issues of the newsletter "Techniques for Teachers of Adults" are reproduced in this handbook. The 10 chapters are as follows: I. Teaching Adults Is Different . . . or Is It?; II. Underprivileged--or Underestimated; III. Planning Is Suddenly the "In" Thing; IV. Helping Your Students Develop Self-Confidence; V. Reading Is Basic; VI. Learning Is…

An adult basic education curriculum is presented, designed to raise the competencies of adults in the basic areas of oral and written communications, arithmetic, social sciences, occupational planning (including development of occupational concepts and attitudes) and development of self. Basic area skills and activities are presented in three…

Since 1970 North Hennepin Community College in Minneapolis has enrolled 3,411 in its Seniors on Campus program for senior citizens. The key to initiation and continuing development of the program described here is involvement of senior citizens themselves in the Senior Advisory Committee. (JT)

The significance of our findings is that as the population enrolling in postsecondary education shifts from the traditional student to the nontraditional, as the new market for postsecondary education becomes a greater proportion of the total, the response on the part of all the players in our institutions must change. (Author)

An adult career education model emphasizes life designing and the junctions of a "complete" adult educator. The major goal is to insure student comprehension of what they are doing in their schools and what they will seek to do upon departure from their schools. (Author/LH)

Describes research in adult language instruction, specifically with regard to the process from analysis of language needs to methodological realization. (AM)

Describes an innovative method for teaching reading in French to adult students. The method consists of literal translations in English with the English words, gradually replaced by French. (Author/AM)

Information is provided on degree candidates enrolled with the Connecticut Board of State Academic Awards, an external degree program, and includes demographic characteristics, employment data, educational background, and examinations utilized. Based on the information, implications for higher education for nontraditional students are offered.…

A study of work values of mid-life students (ages 35-55) at a Virginia community college found that a work role allowing for achievement, creativity, and intellectual stimulation was of greater value to White mid-life groups than extrinsic values emphasizing economic returns, security, and work associates. Discusses implications for counseling.

Proposes an approach to remedial language training for adult workers which takes into account the linguistic, psychological, sociological, political, and ideological aspects of adult workers' language needs. (AM)

An open learning center designed to prepare students for the high school equivalency exam was developed, based on an analysis of the participation requirements of low-income adult learners. The setting, personnel, and mode of operation are discussed, and a flow chart of participant interaction is provided. (RAO)

The University without Walls at the University of Minnesota is an alternative program for adult students pursuing a baccalaureate degree. To help these students evaluate their past job- and home-related learning experiences, the university offers a degree-planning seminar to illustrate the concept of process education. (MF)