The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and scope of adult counseling and guidance programs in the 19 public community colleges in Kansas. The study is specifically concerned with providing data which could assist in establishing guidelines to adult counseling and guidance programs. The data was collected from two groups in each…

A study was conducted of campus children's centers to formulate recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District. The following areas were examined: legal authority, management, admission and fees, costs, funding, and organizational alternatives. These recommendations for a plan to establish campus children's…

A review of the literature on community service programs in the community college is provided. Emphasized in the review are: characteristics and motives of adult students, community involvement, program planning and administration, community analysis, types of community service functions, and community service program assessment and evaluation.…

This document is one of a series designed to aid instructors in meeting the consumer-homemaker needs of low-income adult learners. The information contained in this part provides idea starters for developing ways to encourage the adult learner to broaden his experiences. The contents are mainly a presentation of 91 slides that suggests methods…

The Educational Services Program of the Navy provides an opportunity for enlisted personnel to earn a high school diploma, for career personnel to pursue an advanced educational program, and for officers to work on baccalaureate or advanced degrees. This is a manual of information about the G.I. Bill, available counseling, tuition aid, program…

In order to determine the specific counseling needs of the adult learner, staff of the Adult Counseling Project began by conducting a literature search pertaining to the problems of returning students and those considering a return to school. The review revealed that little is known about the educational and vocational needs of the returning…

The formation of a continuing education alumni chapter at New York City Community College and its contribution to educational programs is examined. (LH)

The adult education program planning strategy developed and utilized by the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education proposes that there are three critical parties to the program planning process: representatives of the clientele group, the faculty, and the adult education arm of the educational institution. Their roles are…

Guidelines for starting a public school adult education program are presented and discuss the collection of basic data on community characteristics, community involvement, program administration and funding, curriculum, teacher hiring, program-school relationship, enrollment, policies, and community advisory board. (LH)

A simple experiment: adults allowed to study in sixth forms. The article examines the results of the last two years. (Editor/RK)

In both cued and noncued conditions, young adult and middle aged females were presented with immediate and delayed free recall tasks using historical prose passages. Results indicated there were no significant age differences and that having lived through an era helped slightly recall of that era's events. (Author/RD)

Characteristics of the adult learner that differ from those of the child include the adult's greater responsibilities, larger stores of information, more fixed responses, and tendency to learn best what he can use immediately. Other concerns are included. (JMD)

Reports on research into ways of encouraging and evaluating students' creative development in adult art classes: development of visual perception, manipulative skills, ability to generate metaphorical images, and acquisition of relevant knowledge. (MF)

Reviews Kurt Lewin's theory of the action of forces on an individual as a force field, with four figures to illustrate the modification of forces toward learning goals, interpreting this to mean that the adult educator must motivate adult learners to focus on goals. (MF)

The higher education needs and interests of adults were examined and four major factors that could influence decisions to participate or not participate were identified in this study. They are designated self-development goal, affective barrier, career goal, and situation barrier. (Author/LBH)