This paper studies the influence of question-related variables (closed/open and predictable/unpredictable) on a Web user's choice of search strategy in the initial stage of a search. Search strategies considered include direct address, subject directory, and search engine. Objectives were to determine the adaptiveness of Web users in choosing an…

This digest reviews some of the recent literature about adult female students at community colleges. Their motivations, unique needs, and barriers to entry are discussed, as well as ways institutions can enhance the educational experience for adult women. Female students have outnumbered male students in higher education for nearly 30 years. In…

Projections of college attendance over the next 15 years reveal that higher percentages of Americans will attend college, the student body will become more diverse, and the costs associated with the challenges of higher education will challenge state governments in particular to secure higher funding. In the next 15 years, approximately 1.6…

This paper presents a current synthesis of key research and new understandings of adult learners participation and involvement in undergraduate collegiate studies. It suggests that new theory and understandings are needed to provide broader and more complex frameworks for understanding and supportive adult student engagement in undergraduate…

A study explored how 10 Tennessee adult literacy students define the meaning and outcomes of their participation in adult education programs in the context of their lives. The primary source of data was the extended recorded conversations about participants' lives before and after enrollment in adult literacy programs. Interviews, usually…

Using grounded theory, this study examined the experiences and perceptions of education doctoral students, aged 40 to 57, as they communicated them. Twenty-one mid-life students in 9 universities throughout the United States and 1 in Canada comprised the sample. Consistent with systems theory, the holistic research used in both questionnaires and…

Considered the private junior college, which, if it hopes to survive, must examine its marketing and recruiting practices. (Author/RK)

Article describes the dilemma of adult learners and makes suggestions for improving community change. (GB)

The adult degree program (ADP) at Goddard College in Vermont is a nontraditional program for students over 26 who once started but never completed work toward their BA degree. Goddard offers parttime study, with no grades, required courses, texts, lecture halls, or residency requirements. (Author/PG)

Article analyzes further findings of a survey previously reported on the characteristics and roles of present day adult education students. (MB)

It was demonstrated that evening students will voluntarily participate in a reading-study skills program, and that participation is accompanied by changes in the direction of improvement in academic performance. (Author/EB)

Discusses the various aspects of writing instruction from teaching English script to teaching composition. (EKN)

Discusses the importance of and the difficulties in teaching listening skills. Describes different types of listening exercises. (EKN)