Descriptor
| Adult Education | 3 |
| Field Studies | 2 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Learning | 1 |
| Adult Programs | 1 |
| Anthologies | 1 |
| Blacks | 1 |
| College Administration | 1 |
| College Admission | 1 |
| College Curriculum | 1 |
| College Instruction | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Books | 3 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Illinois (Chicago) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Braden, Warren R. – 1998
Peer mentoring among African-American males (referred to as "homies") on the west side of Chicago was examined in an afrocentric ethnographic study. The study used three data collection methods: a survey (of respondents' definition of the word "mentor") administered at bus stops, elevated train stations, gyms, and libraries to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Blacks, Educational Attitudes
Download full textDarkenwald, Gordon G.; And Others – 1974
The study focuses on the Special Projects Program authorized under section 309(b) of the Adult Education Act of 1966 and analyzes the 309(b) program to determine why dissemination of results to local adult basic education (ABE) programs has been less effective than desired. The document contains: (1) An examination of the policies and activities…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demonstration Programs
Quay, Richard H., Comp. – 1980
Nearly 3,600 articles and essays covering a wide spectrum of postsecondary educational issues for the period 1960-1978 are indexed in this anthology. The essays, found in more than 200 anthologies, are arranged under 31 topic headings such as: History of Postsecondary Education; Economics of Postsecondary Education; Planning and Policy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anthologies, College Administration, College Admission
