The demand for education by adult students in 1980 is measured by a comparison of applications by and acceptances of adult and conventional students in various subject areas, age groups of applicants (21-24, 25-29, 30-39, and 40 and over), and chance of acceptance, by age group. (MSE)

Describes a study of the degree of flexibility attached to adult student entry into British universities. It explores how universities deal with mature students, what the position is of the unqualified "deviants" among them, and how the system of welcome and induction is changing. (CT)

Assesses adults' motivational orientations for enrolling in community college courses. Relates findings to literature on adult participation in education, comparing adults and traditional college students across demographic variables. Lists major influences on participation and presents recommendations for curriculum and student development…

Measured the relationship between self-concept and college satisfaction among younger and older college students. Used Index of Adjustment and Values, and College Student Questionnaires Part 2. Older students were more satisfied with their academic performance, which more highly correlated with their self-concepts. (Author/JC)

The students of 1980 include more older learners than ever before. A group of studies are reviewed here that show trends in adult education, characteristics of these new students, barriers to their attendance, and their performance. (Author)

The National University Consortium for Telecommunications in Teaching, the first national effort to provide high quality bachelor's degree programs for Americans who cannot attend college full-time on campus, is described. It is suggested that both institutional participation and enrollment projections may be exceeded. (MLW)

Regional counseling, assessment centers, and the telecommunications revolution, it is suggested, will have a significant impact on the shape of prior learning assessment programs in the 1980s. Educators must resist the temptation to tie in all assessment programs to courses and credentials. (MLW)

As students begin formal schooling earlier and students mature more quickly, the high school/college connection must be restructured. The high school/college transition, teacher training, professional practice, economic development, service to adults, and a proposal for change are discussed from a New York perspective. (MLW)

THREADS, the humanities project of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, is described. The interdisciplinary programs involve the active participation of the students. Three formats are used: ongoing discussion groups, programs conducted as part of regular union activities, and single programs or short series on topical issues.…

A study on the reasons some women over 30 decide to pursue medical careers is presented and ways that their motivations differ from those of younger female or male medical students are explored. The older women were influenced primarily by intellectual reasons and did not care about status and money. (MLW)

Nursing faculty from 35 programs met at workshops to discuss problems of admission policies and curriculum design for the increasing number of RNs seeking a BSN degree. Items of concern included the identification of critical issues, curriculum design models, curriculum revision, faculty and administrator attitudes, and student needs. (CT)

Examines the differential use of formal explicit knowledge and intuitive implicit knowledge in a second language grammaticality judgement tasks. (Author/AM)

A novel, liberal admissions procedure used for students over 25 at the University of New South Wales (Australia) is described and its effectiveness evaluated. Extensive interview and questionnaire data are reported on student motivation, expectation, and adjustment problems. Academic performance is shown to be consistently superior to traditional…

In terms of personal characteristics and campus perceptions, adult students are a diverse group. In general they do not perceive the college environment to be supportive or to encourage personal development. Student affairs personnel must encourage self-identification of desired dimensions of growth. (Author/JAC)

The phonics method of teaching decoding skills appeals to adult readers because of its logical application of real and apparent phoneme/symbol correspondences. Instead of memorization, a low level cognitive skill, adults are challenged to use perceptions of the correspondences gained inductively. (Author/CSS)