Describes a college business education program designed for adults already in the work force. (FL)

Three basic types of motivational theories present in the literature are reviewed and combined to form a conceptual scheme useful to the adult educator. This consolidated theory allows learning experiences to be based on a more consistent set of assumptions about the nature of nontraditional adult students. (MSE)

Defines and discusses recurrent education, which is interpreted as education for people who are in the world of work or in a period of unemployment, who have leisure time or are retired, and who return at intervals to organized learning. Topics discussed include motivation, tracks, principles, and objectives of recurrent education. (Author/DB)

Presents the author's observations on the growth of continuing education, problems of definition, the identification of its constituency, and the status of continuing education programs in the academic world. (SK)

Educational opportunities for the disabled adults are, in theory, little different from those available to other adults. There are, however, obvious and less obvious extra difficulties in their paths, and the author offers some suggestions on how counseling can help overcome these. (Author/CT)

Strict adherence to institutional missions and close and open communication with public sources of support are offered to the community college as a defense against retrenchment. It is suggested that the community college should serve the needs of all adults to offset the declining 18-year-old population. (Author/LC)

Gives advice for the correspondence course instructor on profiling students, structuring the course, preparing study guides, and encouraging adult learners. (SK)

Examines the relationship between locus of control and participation/completion among 553 clients in adult basic education classes. Findings only suggest a relationship between locus of control and completion. Findings do indicate variations among ethnic groups, educational levels, and age groups regarding completion and locus of control. (Author)

The author studies the question of whether adult students from outside an educational district constitute a burden on resources. He also examines the issues of differential fees and reciprocal arrangements among districts. (SK)

With enrollment and applications down and a deficit developing, Hood decided in 1973 to redefine and refine its appeal. Courses were redesigned to emphasize the woman's perspective and to appeal to a new clientele--the woman in her 30s or 40s who is going back to school. (LBH)

Regents College uses an integrated, multiple-measures framework for outcomes assessment. The assessment process is designed to fit the institutional mission, academic goals, organizational culture, and environmental context of assessment. (SK)

A research course for nursing students examines the stages of the research process in increasing depth. It alternates lectures with journal clubs, seminars in which students present critiques of research-based articles they have read. (SK)

An action research project conducted by British adult students pursuing National Vocational Qualifications demonstrated that learning was inseparable from a sense of personal identity. Personal motivators,such as self-esteem and confidence were vital and external motivators. Such credentials were usually not sufficient to encourage studying.…

Interviews with 53 part-time adult students in Hong Kong showed no consensus on what constitutes good teaching. Their perceptions of teaching were framed by conceptions of learning on a continuum from reproduction to self-determination. Position on this continuum was correlated with preference for didactic or facilitative teaching. (Contains 22…

Describes the development and implementation of adult religious education programs by the Diocese of Boise. Utilizing both the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education (ACRE) and Information for Growth (IFG) assessment instruments, the pastors identified topics of particular interest to members of their congregation and then used this…