Describes the psycholinguistic approach used in an adult learning center to teach basic reading and writing skills to an adult student. The approach included oral reading by and to the student, spelling instruction, writing exercises, and vocabulary development. Reviews student progress. (AYC)

Describes two programs for adult learners, Weekend College and Learn and Shop. Weekend College offered credit courses on Saturdays and Sundays; Learn and Shop used employee training rooms at five major shopping centers. Statistics on both programs are given as well as a description of the Spanish Department offerings and reactions. (AMH)

Lost disciplines, lost scholars, a lost generation of new disciplines, and lost facilities for the knowledge business are threatened. There is a clear danger that the experiential nature of the academic doctorate is being interfered with through excessive attention to didactic teaching in the classroom. (MLW)

Defines and underscores the importance of recurrent education as a principle for modifying educational systems and creating a learning society. Reviews social, economic, and individual motives fostering recurrent education. Lists 12 functions and eight guiding principles of recurrent education and discusses short-cycle institutions within this…

Chickering discusses topics including higher education's role, future needs, changes reflecting adult student concerns and their effects on younger students, challenges in teaching diverse student populations, developmental and remedial faculty training programs, postsecondary education and certification, and costs and change management. (DMM)

Aspirations of adults from urban communities were ascertained and analyzed. Adults in nondeclining communities showed differences regarding "most frequently expressed aspiration," compared to counterparts in declining communities. No significant difference in economic aspiration was noted, but almost twice as many from the nondeclining community…

Explored the attitudes of college freshmen toward older students, as well as differences in ageist attitudes between the sexes. A study of 215 freshmen showed their attitudes toward older students were positive in academic or nonintimate situations but negative in social or intimate situations. Females reacted particularly negatively. (Author/JAC)

Elderly students (N=70) completed a form to determine their problems with and attitudes toward college study. Found elderly students above average in education and vigorous and active. Only a few had encountered difficulty in adjusting to college study, such as difficulty in hearing classroom discussions and parking. (Author)

A study done at a university and a polytechnic in Sheffield, England suggests that the criteria governing the policies pursued in many departments tend to create barriers impeding the admission of mature age candidates. Some suggestions for a reformed admissions policy for mature applicants to higher education are presented. (Author/MLW)

Adult students, it is suggested, are not adequately prepared to plan their education and relate it to the assessment of prior learning. Educational goal clarification enhances a student's ability to participate actively in educational planning and to integrate prior learning into the total plan. (Author/MLW)

The mentoring role at Empire State College is examined on the basis of mentors' behavior responses to mentor-defined problems. The critical incident technique was used to elicit reported and recalled incidents that either facilitated or impeded mentoring. (Author/MLW)

The Wayne State University Studies/Weekend College Program demonstrates a cost effective, flexible model for conference courses. Designed to give adult, part-time students short-term intensive learning experiences, the conference course adapts typical conference activities (guest speakers, films, workshops) to a single or multidisciplinary theme,…

The Adult College Opportunity Program at California State College, San Bernardino, is described. Humanities core courses, which offer training in writing and thinking skills and practice applying those skills, are combined with a seminar series on adult development patterns and learning styles. (Author/MLW)

Humanities programs that involve citizens in discovering the relevance of the humanities to contemporary American experience are supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities through its state affiliates. State humanities agencies, catalysts in program design and delivery, and some programs are described. (Author/MLW)

A study of 'unqualified' mature applicants to the University of Sheffield is described. Successful 'unqualified' applicants in the Universities of Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester are compared. Subjects selected, rates of precourse withdrawal, dropout, final degree results, and problems encountered by the mature students are discussed.…