While the financial survival of postsecondary institutions is being stressed, continuing education operarions are facing increasing difficulties in surviving and competing. Strategies are needed for the significant survival of continuing education operations at the small college. The Lifelong Learning Center and others like it need to be concerned…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN WHETHER THE HUMAN RELATIONS EMPHASIS IN A SERIES OF STUDY GROUPS INFLUENCED THE OPINIONS OF FARM OPERATOR PARTICIPANTS CONCERNING FARM LABOR, 61 OPERATORS WERE PRETESTED AND POSTTESTED WITH A 37 ITEM TEST ON WORK INCENTIVES AND MOTIVATION, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDES, SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS, AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND…

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…

TO DISCOVER TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR MATURE WOMEN OFFERED BY UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISIONS AND EVENING COLLEGES, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 216 INSTITUTIONS (157 RESPONDED) AND AN INTERVIEW SCHEDULE WAS USED IN PERSONAL VISITS TO FIVE INSTITUTIONS. OF THE 157 SCHOOLS, 93 SCHEDULED PROGRAMS FOR ADULT WOMEN RANGING FROM…

This study sought to determine why British and American labor education programs have differed; how present divergences differ from those of the past; and to what extent the characteristics of unions and of industrial relations explain the differences. Judicial and legislative restrictions led to British labor unions' involvement in partisan…

This annotated bibliography dealing with training and retraining of adults and out of school youth, is the second joint publication of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education, and the Adult Education Clearinghouse of the National Association for Public School Adult Education. It contains 36 indexed and abstracted entries, dated 1965-1968, and…

A study was made in Wisconsin of knowledge gains by participants in two Cooperative Extension Service educational activities (soil management and cooking for many) organized and presented by the in-depth teaching approach, and of selected factors thought to have an effect on the amount of knowledge gained. Gains were categorized as low (1%-49%…

As part of a training program for families receiving public assistance, an eight-week summer adult education program for 54 students was conducted in 1965 by the Ramsey County (Minnesota) Welfare Department and the Saint Paul Public Schools under Title V of the Economic Opportunity Act. Each day's program included a staff planning period, an…

A 1966-67 coordinated National Extension College program in Great Britain combined a series of 32 television programs, a handbook, a kit for experiments, and lecture courses and short residential courses to teach 0 level physics. The average audience for the broadcasts was estimated at 25,000 or more. In addition, 8,941 handbooks were sold, 3,970…

Based on information gathered in 1965 and 1966 for the United States Office of Education, this study of adult education in the United States begins with a definition of terms and of underlying educational philosophy, then reviews the history of American adult education, current patterns of participation, the adult education profession (including…

To develop and test preretirement educational materials and methods for hourly rated workers and to determine the immediate effects of participation by these workers and their wives in a group discussion preretirement education program, a study was undertaken with 88 automobile workers (aged 60 or more) and 54 wives as volunteers. Six types of…

An 8-week residential evaluation and prevocational training program for retarded females (ages 16 to 21, IQ's 50 to 75) at a multiple disability rehabilitation center is described. The project plan is outlined as to purpose, application procedure, admission criteria, advice and consultation, facilities and equipment, and functions of the project…

In this paper, the author reviews the research done on the learning efforts of adults and presents some high-priority directions for the future. The paper first defines major learning efforts (learning projects) and describes some recent changes in the practice and focus of adult education. It then provides a general picture of the frequency of…

The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges surveyed its 919 member colleges in 1976 regarding their knowledge of and participation in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) locally-based delivery system. Responses from 519 colleges (56.5%) revealed that 478 (88.6%) of the respondents participated in CETA at some…

This descriptive report covers the first phase of a 20-year longitudinal study of black children adopted under 3 years of age by black couples, white couples, and single persons. The sample of three groups of approximately equal size was selected from the adoptive placements of two private child welfare agencies between June 1970 and June 1972.…