Three publications on adult education (by K. Patricia Cross, Carol Aslavian and Henry M. Brickell, and Caryl Chudwin and Rita Durant) are reviewed and apparently indicate that American higher education is about to embark on a renaissance of adult learning. In an age of fiscal austerity, however, programs for adults have already been curtailed.…

Results indicate that while amount of newspaper reading does not covary with knowledge of city affairs, the reasons why people read newspapers matter. If people read to learn about municipal politics, they tend to be taught. If they read for fun, they learn little. Media effects depend on motives of media users. (PD)

Defines the concept of competency-based adult education (CBAE) and maintains that it is not a curriculum, but an adult education process emphasizing individualized instruction, learner goals, functional literacy, and other life skills. Discusses the importance of program evaluation, adult teaching/learning principles, and the teacher's role in…

Reports results of a study to determine to what extent enrollees in adult evening classes perceived how their future student role would relate to class attendance. The author found that few students really appreciated the degree of commitment required and suggests that school staff should provide more pre-enrollment information. (MF)

The federal role in sponsoring constructive educational changes related to experiential learning credit is presented. The federal government, it is suggested, possesses the statutory power, historical record, and capability to take a supportive role in resolving the issues involved in the award, articulation, and transfer of experiential learning…

The author discusses the particular needs of the Catholic adult as learner and believer and suggests program planning techniques for adult catechesis based on specific learning objectives and a wide choice of teaching methods. (SJL)

Student advising at the University without Walls at the University of Minnesota focuses on developing cognitive skills outlined in Bloom's taxonomy by overseeing student programs and progress through graduation and by early assessment of student skills. Each phase of student advising incorporates one or more specific cognitive skill. (MSE)

Describes a university admissions program which accommodates the nontraditional student. Outlines concerns of adult students and summarizes a back-to-college seminar. Discusses off-campus seminars and benefits, with suggestions for involving the community. (RC)

This article describes the objectives, teaching methods, and subject content of a fourteen-week group piano course for mentally retarded adults, entitled "Exploring Music through the Piano," that was presented by the author at the University of Kansas in the 1978 spring semester. (SJL)

This is the housing section of the University of Illinois project, under contract with the Illinois Office of Education, to provide adult educators with a tool for measuring the proficiency of experienced male or female homemakers who seek high school credit in home economics. (MF)

Presents citations and abstracts for six documents from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges collection dealing with continuing education enrollments and community service programs. (CAM)

An estimated 40 million adults in "career transition," it is suggested, may make the difference between institutional retrenchment or closure on one hand, and survival or even expansion on the other hand. An adult education "weekend college" at Marymount College is described. (MLW)

Predictor variables in a study to identify factors associated with curriculum choices of adult women students enrolled in the University of Rhode Island included both situational and developmental factors. Findings indicated moderate success in associating several variables with some curriculum choices. Theoretical and educational implications are…

Fulfilling adult needs and helping them adjust to new life circumstances will require accessible, even convenient, resources for stimulating lifelong learning, adjustment to change, and personal development. Opportunities for adult education, career planning and assessment, and counseling services head the list of needed resources. (Author)

In light of the growing number of adult, part-time, community college students, questions the viability of the comprehensive community college mission; investigates the educational needs and objectives of adult learners; provides examples of programs that meet these needs; and warns that providing lifelong learning is an inappropriate community…