Explores the attitudes and attendance behavior of adult students at the Working Men's College, Camden (England). Investigates these needs from the perspective of the students themselves, through an examination of their attitudes concerning their own motivation, expectations, and satisfaction with the part-time education being provided. (Author/CT)

Ways that selected adult students perceived the value of computers in their private life and at work were studied. It was discovered that the adult students have mixed feelings about computers, their value in general and the advantages of computer literacy for career advancement. (MLW)

Suggests how some of the recent theories about adult learning may be incorporated into a practical schema for adult and community education. Considers factors such as the learner's experience, adult life cycles, andragogical vs. pedagogical models, successful instructional strategies, lifelong learning, technogical change, and self-directed…

Compared test results for new adult freshmen (N=73) with those of younger freshmen under age 25 (N=738). Among results reported are those indicating that neither group is "mathematically literate" and that, although adults may be at an initial disadvantage, the gap between their skills and their counterparts does not appear…

Discusses a study that sought recommendations from lecturers for teaching and learning strategies appropriate to a masters program in educational administration. (JOW)

Discusses the problem of designing educational systems for the aged to maximize their potential for success. Suggests that complex changes in working memory occur with advanced age; by understanding the nature of these changes, educational materials can be designed which properly refresh memory and guide comprehension. (JAC)

Teachers of adults must be aware of the significant differences between adults' and childrens' orientations to learning. (Author)

This description of the financing of higher education in the public sector raises critical questions of democratic control and financial accountability. Focus is on the Advanced Further Education Pool set up in England and Wales in 1958. (Editor/LBH)

This annual report covers the background and recent accomplishments of the Adult Career Counseling Center (ACCC) at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. The following 11 topics are covered: (1) recent developments and history of the ACCC; (2) mission of the ACCC; (3) description of the ACCC; (4) ACCC coordination with the Practicum Counseling…

This policy brief tracks state-level population changes in the 18-and-older population and addresses the implications of those changes on the demand for postsecondary education over the next 15 years. Changes in the 18- to 24-year-old and 25-and-older populations will vary widely across states.These variations raise questions about how states…

Author seeks to establish a valid instrument for testing the knowledge about adult education that will aid adult educators. (GB)

Social change will affect adult education in the next years; author lists areas of change and the special organizational requirements'' of adult education development. (SP)

Of the three barriers to adult education development - economic cost, work restrictions and family responsibilities - only the first has been effectively reduced in Finland; author feels that every adult should have a right to use part of his working time for studies.'' (Author/ST)

Author examines teacher and student attitudes in adult art education courses and offers four specific proposals in response to the growing public interest in art. (SP)

This article places on record some reflections about The Grange, Tasmania's residential college-its history and its acquisition by the National Trust, its early use by the Adult Education Board of Tasmania and its subsequent evolution. (Author)