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Hemphill, David; Leskowitz, Shari – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
This study explored innovative alternative processes of living, learning, and knowledge sharing of a loosely knit community of anarchist, anticapitalist "Do-It-Yourself" (DIY) activists. Generated through participant observation and interviews, findings reinforced adult education theories--that adults can diagnose their own learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Informal Education, Independent Study, Self Efficacy
Salner, Marcia B. – 1975
Described are current postsecondary educational programs in California that are designed primarily for: (1) over-25 adults with job and family responsibilities that preclude full-time residence degree study and (2) younger adults interested in a form of education that does not preclude wage earning and continuing involvement in their local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Services, Commuting Students
PAISLEY, WILLIAM J.; REES, MATILDA B. – 1967
USING DATA FROM A STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF 25 MEDIA USE AND INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIORS. SEVEN SOCIAL-PERSONAL AND THREE PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES WERE ALSO CONSIDERED. YOUNGER ADULTS WERE MOST LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN ADULT EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY VOCATIONAL COURSES AND EVENING CLASSES AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Age Groups, Books