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National Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
Details of Fall 1976 enrollment statistics at women's colleges are reported in this bulletin. Among findings were that there were 125 institutions that identified themselves as women's colleges (with a total enrollment of 109,549); 38 percent of the women's colleges were attended exclusively by women (in contrast, 75 percent of men's colleges…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Females
Spence, David S. – 1979
Trends toward part-time enrollment in postsecondary education and implications for states in the Southern Regional Education Board are discussed. It is noted that total enrollment is slowing and may be expected to begin a decline through the mid-80s, and the decline will deepen as full-time students tend to be replaced by students who study…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Black Students, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand
Baker, Janette, Ed. – University Education News, 1981
Theories on adult development and learning and some of the Ontario universities' programs and services for the adult learner are examined, and Athabasca University, Alberta's answer to the British Open University, is described. Peter O'Donnell discusses adult learners' needs and explains how Athabasca University serves this specific type of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students