As the nation's population of persons aged 65 and over increases to 20% of the total population by the end of the twentieth century, and as this group grows in size and political influence, their educational and related needs must be met. Educational support requirements include programs which will improve the individual's potential to lead a more…

The study is directed to the entry crisis faced by the elderly in moving to institutions for the aged. The Skaalen Sunset Home for the Aging, a 273-bed nursing home located in Stoughton, Wisconsin, was selected as the research site. Initially, a group interview was conducted with members of the Skaalen residents' council of 13 elderly to discuss…

The general purpose of this study was to determine the effect that the audio-tutorial (A-T) mode of instruction has had on faculty workload and tasks, postoperative faculty attitudes toward the mode, and on the level of operation and internal structure of participating departments in selected California community colleges. Survey research…

Primarily a study in the anthropology of education, the paper examines: (1) an institution charged with the task of cultural transmission, (2) the immediate sociocultural context of the school, and (3) some major sociocultural phenomena and processes both within the school and the community. This 1970 cultural transition study investigates the…

The effects of visual, and verbal/visual, preorganizers and postorganizers on the learning of unfamiliar information were evaluated in an experimental study involving 153 community college students. Pre- and postorganizers were used in connection with a 20-minute lesson on the theory of communication. A 25-item, multiple-choice criterion test was…

A study was conducted to determine whether programmed instruction or traditional instruction in chemistry was more effective in terms of student preference, student achievement, achievement of students with low reading levels, and achievement of students with high reading levels. Two non-random groups of students with equivalent learning ability…

A study was conducted to determine the factors that students at Pensacola Junior College (Florida) look for in instructors as they attempt to choose "good" teachers in the process of registration for classes. Data for the study were obtained through the administration of an open-ended questionnaire to 345 students enrolled in day-time…

A computer assisted mathematics review unit was designed for students enrolled in a community college physical science survey course, who had severe mathematical deficiences in their backgrounds. The CAI program (written in BASIC) covered multiplication and division of numbers written in scientific notation. Thirty-five students who scored zero…

This study explores the motives, barriers, and enablers that affect adult students in their decision to enroll in community college distance learning credit classes. Three methodologies were utilized: (1) an online focus group of adult distance learning and adult education experts to identify the main issues and questions to be used in interviews…

A study examined the masculinity/femininity attitude of students toward reading and writing. Subjects, 91 young adults and adults in high school, adult high school, and community college remedial classes in the fall and spring of the 1994-1995 school year, completed the Mazurkiewicz Masculine Feminine Attitude Survey. Results indicated no…

Education has always been a cherished value in the Jewish tradition. For U.S. Jews, until the post-World War II period, the child was the principal focus of educational efforts. With an age shift in the Jewish population in the United States, the need for investigation of Jewish adult educational programs is strong. Most existing programs lack…

A project was undertaken to develop a model for establishing normative costs and budget guidelines for California's community colleges. The model was developed using adaptations of microcomputer software and tested using data from the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges and from the Marin Community College District (MCCD).…

This study was conducted to develop a profile of the mature woman who seeks a postsecondary education, to ascertain the personal and social reasons that influence an adult woman to return to school, and to describe the interpersonal adjustments that accompany this change in life-style. Data were collected via a 50-item fixed-response questionnaire…

A questionnaire was mailed to the presidents of the 29 public comprehensive community/junior colleges in Michigan to study the criteria used in determining faculty work load. Nineteen (65%) responded. Fifty-five factors of faculty load determinants were rated by respondents as: (1) "used in determining load factors"; (2) "used in…

Mathematics students at the community college level have continually experienced a relatively low achievement rate when compared to their performance in other subjects. Most of the instructional strategies encountered by these students consist of the lecture-discussion-demonstration format, with no allowances made for individual difference except…