Recent trends in institutional accommodation of adult students in postsecondary education are discussed, and five key issues are identified: integration, transition, developmental research, leadership and faculty redirection, and fair pricing of programs. It is argued that a commitment to serving learners of all ages gives institutions a new sense…

It is argued that education for learners of all ages provides new opportunities for higher education in the 1980s. Twenty organizing principles, based on theory and practice, are offered as guidelines for building quality programs. (JSR)

Describes an alternative approach to retraining courses for unemployed executives--management and professional personnel--in which a more personalized, self-pacing learning structure accounts for the unique difficulties of these students. (MF)

The faculty's power to grant course credit assures that standards are fulfilled where credit is awarded. This power enables them to foster or to defeat an institution's policy on recognition of experiential learning as they favor or oppose its application to their respective fields of instruction. (Author/MLW)

Although past accreditors have discouraged nontraditional program developments, some leaders in the accrediting community are now pressing for a change of emphasis to educational outcomes in the evaluation of quality by institutional evaluators. A proposed policy statement on the accreditation of nontraditional education is provided. (Author/MLW)

The issues common to all models of educational programs are explored as an introduction to the varying ways unions and universities can work together. Cost and lack of time are seen as the most common obstacles confronted by workers interested in furthering their education. (Author/MLW)

Looks at lifelong learning in the United States and its relation to European concepts, notes different perceptions of adult education, and reviews legislation intended to achieve the goals of a learning society. Considers matters of financing, attitudes, and structure and explores trends in American lifelong learning. (MF)

Networking is a process in which people and resources are engaged through intentional acts based upon acquired skills. The term is associated with self-directed learning and can serve as a collaborative rather than a competitive educational principle. "People" and "program" networks for graduate education and identification of networking skills…

In a study to determine the relationship between teacher effectiveness and variables related to the organization and value patterns of different schools, teacher interns rated by principals as high or low could be distinguished on the basis of their instructional decision making within the different school contexts. (JMD)

The impact of two methods of individual instruction, guided reading and the learning center approach, on undergraduates in an educational psychology course is investigated. Objectives are (1) to determine which method is more effective in terms of cognitive gains, and (2) to compare attitudes toward the two methods. (JMD)

Despite the growth of feminism in Western society, continuing education for women still stresses domestic and "feminine" concerns. Changes in women's life-styles and life expectancy demand changes in the educational system's content and format: in the development of individual confidence, the creation of interactive learning situations,…

Study centers for the Open University are described. They provide students with an opportunity to meet other students, tutors, and counselors. Some possible future developments within the study centers are outlined. (JMF)

This introduction to a series of articles on education and work focuses on the challenge to institutions of higher education that the adult lifelong learner presents. Topics include the potential for adult learning, learning needs, characteristics of adult learners, and the ability of traditional campuses to accommodate these students. (JMD)

The Commercial Credit Company's programed learning packages, operated through computers, are used by the Mayor's Office of Manpower Resources in Baltimore to teach basic skills and some job-related skills to functionally illiterate job seekers. The program, its development, and its funding are discussed. (JMD)

Describes the formation and programs of the Marylhurst (Oregon) Education Center for Lifelong Learning, the only lifelong learning institution fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Faculty and facilities of the former Marylhurst College (closed due to declining enrollments) provide traditional college courses with…