This paper explores the way that opportunity of access to higher education, particularly for women of color and those disadvantaged by homelessness, is placed at risk by market approaches to education. In England, Asian and Afro-Caribbean women, have been able to access higher education through funds made available under the Race Relations Act of…

This report of a workshop on various aspects of adult learning and education contains the following papers: "Take This Job And Shape It: Using Journal Writing to Enrich Your Professional Life" (David Shallenberger, Phyllis Walden); "Assessing Math Skills of Adult Learners" (Betty Hurley Lawrence); "Using Visual Arts for Cultural Analysis: Adult…

This bibliography on academic advising presents 351 annotated citations grouped in 10 areas. Though some older, classic articles and books are mentioned, most of the citations are from the 1980s and 1990s. Topical areas were chosen so that users could examine the literature based on their interest and need. Citations from areas related to advising…

The Adult Diploma Program is a high school equivalency program that is operated as a partnership between the Continuing Education Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, and five area businesses. In early 1997, 36 of the program's 40 graduates were surveyed regarding their activities since graduation and their views of the program's usefulness to…

These proceedings contain 19 papers from 3 of 4 symposia on the theme of frontiers and futures of adult education. Abstracts appear at the beginning of the volume. The following papers are included: "Symposium: Frontiers and Futures in International Adult Education" (Draper, Kassam, Roberts); "The Meaning of Liberation in Adult…

An evaluation of the Massachusetts Workplace Education Initiative brings together three phases: (1) a pilot outcome study conducted with a sample of six local workplace education programs and featuring the perspectives of workers, labor, and management; (2) program profiles for seven federally funded workplace education programs coordinated by the…

This manual is designed to help further education colleges in the United Kingdom devise strategies to meet adult learners' needs. The opening section identifies the demographic and labor market changes that necessitate service to adult learners. Key characteristics of effective college programs for adults are highlighted: institutional…

This Vocational Education Resource Package (VERP) was developed to provide materials useful in replicating an exemplary vocational education program for special student populations in the California Community Colleges. This VERP describes Bakersfield College's Single Parent Adults Choosing Education (SPACE) II program, (an expansion of the…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 598 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1953-54. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 596 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1954-55. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 635 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1955-56. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 652 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1956-57. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 667 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1957-58. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 683 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1958-59. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, part I lists the colleges alphabetically by state or…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 668 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, and Canada for 1959-60. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, the first section lists the colleges alphabetically by state, providing the…