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Spore, Melissa; Pierce, Nancy – 1980
Although basic education and English as a Second Language constitute core components of adult education, older persons have not been a target for language programs until recently. Research indicates a great need for and interest in adult basic education among language-restricted seniors who seek the every day rewards of language fluency.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges
Patterson, S. Douglas; And Others – 1978
A project was conducted to develop an adult vocational education competency-based program using a research-based instructional systems design and to assess the application of competency-based research products being developed by the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States in the development of adult vocational education programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Competency Based Education
Richterich, Rene; Chancerel, Jean-Louis – 1978
A project was undertaken for the promotion of unit/credit systems for language learning by adults. Project aims were to: (1) show that anaylsis or identification of language needs ought to be an intergral part of the unit/credit language learning processes; (2) show that all parts of the system are interdependent, including analysis of resources…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Credit Courses, Data Collection
Loring, Rosalind K. – 1978
The degree, type, and dimensions of institutional adaptation to adult students are the bases of concern. Higher education institutions are challenged to provide concepts and systems to meet adult learner's needs. In 1975, 27 million adults participated in structured learning experiences. The adult's demand for degrees and access to intellectual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Administrative Change, Administrative Policy
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1976
Articles from a conference on nontraditional education and state-level issues are presented. The first article by Frederic Jacobs and George B. Weathersby summarizes some of the major trends and policy issues regarding nontraditional education. Next Samuel B. Gould considers why states should support nontraditional education and what strategies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Consortia, Educational Policy
Bertinot, Elizabeth; Maehl, William H. – 1980
A study explored reasons chosen by adults for returning to college and their perceptions of their attainment by reviewing the literature and surveying graduates of an off-campus degree program. Review of prior studies led to the expectation that there would be two main groups of reasons: job-related and personal enrichment. Baccalaureate degree in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Career Change
Download full textVettickal, Joseph T. – 1980
Lifelong learning should be viewed only as a master concept for education--the principle on which overall organization of the system is founded--to improve the individual's quality of life. A literature search found confusing definitions of lifelong learning, global implications of the concept, and little information about what the public needs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults
McDaniel, Walter A.; Scipione, Paul A. – 1980
Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) undertook to track the educational needs of adult students in its region. There were three purposes: (1) to improve and expand existing educational programs and services; (2) to gear potential new programs and services to specific community educational needs; and (3) to base all institutional plans on an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Planning, Community Colleges
FORD, DAVID; OTTO, WAYNE – 1966
BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS IN 36 STATES WERE SURVEYED IN THE SPRING OF 1966 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT LOCATION, LENGTH OF TIME OF OPERATION, PRIOR EDUCATION AND SEX OF ENROLLEES, LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION PROVIDED, TOTAL ENROLLMENT, AND MATERIALS USED. DATA FROM A TWO-PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY THE DIRECTORS OF 367 LOCAL PROGRAMS (A 71…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Weisel, Laura Peltz – 1980
This paper attempts to provide information in response to the needs of educators of adults with learning problems. For the adult education teacher, information is offered on the nature of learning, information processing, problems that can be diagnosed, and strategies suitable for adults with learning problems. For the administrator, focus is…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Diagnosis
Froomkin, Joseph; And Others – 1977
The survey of adult education conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 1972 is analyzed. The following facts are highlighted in the more detailed analysis of 1972 results: (1) The demand for hours of adult education is distributed in proportion to eligibles in each age and education group, (2) persons with lower levels of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Age
DuBois, Philip H.; And Others – 1968
This study of adult students in elementary psychology classes at University College, Washington University (St. Louis), compared the effectiveness of conventional conditions, in which the instructor sets the stage and full participation in a program of class activities is explicitly or implicitly demanded, with that of permissive conditions, in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Analysis of Variance, Annotated Bibliographies
Stevens, Mary A. – 1977
A study was conducted in order to develop a systematic method for the evaluation of students' prior, non-sponsored learning for the award of college credit at Blackhawk College (Illinois). It was determined that a course designed to prepare the student for assessment of prior learning was the best way for the institution to provide assistance to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives
Burton, Joseph C.; Wilson, Patsy – 1975
The purpose of the special project, operated by the City Board of Education (Huntsville, Alabama), was to perfect a career decision-making model that could be used by Adult Basic Education (ABE) teachers to help the disadvantaged adult upgrade himself educationally and to make a realistic career decision based on his and his family's personal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Feil, Philip – 1975
The Institute for Personal and Career Development (IPCD) provides graduate level instruction in a number of disciplines to groups of individuals who might otherwise not be able to obtain a graduate education. IPCD attempts to provide an alternate program that meets the needs of these individuals by emphasizing controls which would promote more…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Competency Based Education, Continuing Education Centers, Degree Requirements
