The "Television Polytechnic" program of 1966 - 1970 was a joint effort of the Polish Ministry of Higher Education and Polish Television to provide televised education for working students. The subjects taught were those normally included in the first two years of the higher technical schools--math, physics, geometry, chemistry, mechanics…

Four appendixes to Volume 1 of Part IX "Training Programs for Child Care Personnel" comprise this Volume 2 of Part IX. The appendixes are as follows: A. Highlights of Findings--a summary of the information obtained from program administrators and students; B. Program Director Interview and Questionnaire Data Summary--a summary of program director…

Experimental courses in learning French were given to Anglophone public servants under the Lozanov method (suggestopedia) as adapted for use in a Canadian situational context. This book (an English-French bilingual edition) describes the introduction of suggestopedia to Canada and provides information on and clarification of the principles and…

The 1976 edition of the handbook provides the most up-to-date accumulation of credit-by-examination policy data available. It is the result of several independent surveys conducted over the past few years. The survey for this edition resulted in about half of the institutions listed filing updated information. The College Level Examination Program…

The second national course by newspaper entitled "In Search of the American Dream" was given by the University of California, San Diego (Extension) starting in September 1974. Eighteen articles by eminent scholars appeared weekly in 232 newspapers, and approximately 3,500 persons enrolled in the course for credit through 163…

This paper describes the problems and successes of adult working-class women at Staten Island Community College (New York) who have been moved by the aspirations enunciated by the women's movement to enter the college in increasing numbers. Among the problems that such reentering women face in the pursuit of a higher education are ambivalence and…

Suggests that community colleges are in a strong position to provide diversified women's programs. (JH)

The goals and attitudes of part-time evening liberal arts majors at Villanova University toward the curriculum are not the same as those of full-time day students. A study reveals that evening students want a tightly structured, traditional program. The explanation for this probably lies in student characteristics, especially age. (JMD)

This article outlines the second language teaching method based on "capitalizable units" as proposed by Trim. The method is aimed at adult students and is based on: (1) student needs, and (2) the language functions that permit the student to operate effectively in a given speech community. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Expanding the adult business education program, course organization, business courses, rationale for adult evening programs in a high school, and suggestions for teaching adult evening students are among the topics presented by the authors. (MF)

Discusses research on understanding the learning process involved in acquiring basic computer skills for nontraditional adult students. A survey is described that compares learning patterns of part-time adult students with traditional college students in introductory computer courses, and teaching recommendations for nontraditional learners are…

Recognizing adults' prior college-level learning requires a substantial investment of faculty time to identify learning outcomes and standards of performance, but the benefits are great for students and faculty alike. (Author)

Describes "Language and Literature," a rigorous general education course offered at Saint Mary College (Kansas) for all nontraditional students entering a degree curriculum. Explains how the course matches the college's goals. Examines writing assignments and teaching methods. Reports on students' evaluations of the course. (DMM)

Displaced homemakers returning to college need special services. These programs were developed by one university's center for women: Project Succeed, Back to School Workshops, and Special Programs to Build Self-Confidence. These programs were developed to provide on-the-job training while in college, help adults returning to college earn a degree,…

Describes a study of the effect of adjusting teaching methods to coincide with the learning preferences of students enrolled in a small, predominantly Black, community college. Reveals that students in the group in which teaching strategies matched learning styles had higher achievement gains than students taught with the lecture method. (DMM)