Adult learners require teaching strategies that reflect their sociological and psychological characteristics. Adults can be defined, according to Babcock, as either traditional or nontraditional learners, with nontraditional students being those attending college after age 22. The needs of these learners vary depending upon their age, with older…

A study examined the barriers encountered by returning adult students and the potential change of those barriers over time. The 43 students constituting the survey population were enrolled in the graduate programs of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Students had to be…

A project identified strategies to improve the design of workshops. Seventeen workshops were offered in 1984 by one training team, Macduff Bunt Associates, a management training company. The workshops were conducted throughout the Pacific Northwest for business and industry, nonprofit volunteer organizations, and government agencies. Workshop…

It was found that the non-degree student tended to be older, working, and with a generally high achievement. Placing emphasis on the non-degree student helped increase enrollments in this category. (Author/PG)

The traditional sellers' market in higher education has become a buyers' market, with both the nature of the student body and the services offered being changed. Marketing, as a comprehensive tool for planning and delivery of educational services, offers an integrated method for meeting the disparate demands growing from the shift to a longer…

Investigating the relationship between students' daily attendance and mathematics classroom performance, the study was conducted using 23 American Indian adult students enrolled in Remedial Mathematics 100 at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute from September 1981 through November 1981. Classroom attendance was recorded on a daily basis…

Information is presented on 141 public and private employers based on a survey of over 1,000 major employers in 14 counties of Northeastern New York State. This publication is designed to increase awareness and utilization of tuition assistance provided by these employers and can be used by the staff of colleges and other educational institutions…

The two papers in this report explore the dimensions of the idea of adulthood as a period of continuing change and learning, and their implications for adult education. In the first paper, Harry Lasker and James Moore review the major works on adult psychological, intellectual, and moral development. They describe the major stage theories posed by…

The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides two types of examinations to evaluate the nontraditional educational background of adults wishing to pursue college level studies. Five multiple-choice tests (the General Examinations) are designed to assess general or liberal arts background as compared to two years of undergraduate education.…

The two documents are collections of writings, tape transcriptions, and reflections of students at the Community Learning Center. It is the intention of the center students and staff to share these efforts and feelings with others interested in adult education. The entries range in length from four-line poems to one-page essays; the topics cover…

This handbook discusses the techniques used in recruiting and retaining adult learners for an Adult Basic Education Program. Detailed suggestions concerning door-to-door recruitment include training of recruiters, desirable characteristics for recruiters, and procedures for home visits. Specific ideas for the use of newspapers, radio, television,…

The three-week institute covered five primary areas of instruction: English as a second language, behavioral objectives, individualized instruction-programmed materials, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and curriculum development and adaptation. Participants in the institute were teachers of Adult Basic Education from across the United States.…

This paper focuses on one aspect of the attempt of higher education to meet learning needs of older students--adult residential programs. Adult residential education is a growing interest of American higher education. Since 1950 adult residential programs have increased in number from a handfull to more than one hundred. The response appears to be…

The object of the research reported in this paper is to prepare guidelines for methods for the more efficient education of adult students in Sweden engaged in planned programs leading to comprehensive, vocational or secondary school competence or to corresponding degrees of competence required for further vocational education. this first stage…