Examines parochial schooling's effect on high-school graduation rates for older adults in the United States, based on data drawn from the 1988 and 1989 General Social Survey. There was a positive correlation between parochial school attendance and high-school graduation, but no causal relationship. (Contains 26 references.) (MLH)

Describes the Pursuit of Learning in Society (POLIS) program at Illinois' Quincy University Institute, part of the Institute for Learning in Retirement, which provides senior citizens with noncredit college courses. Highlights the students' role in structuring courses and activities. Discusses the educational and social benefits derived from such…

A field-based undergraduate theology course is described. The course involves community service with nursing home residents or older adult center participants; seminars to explore the dynamics of caring, suffering, aging, and dying, and to share personal experiences and questions; a weekly journal; and a comprehensive case study. (SW)

The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…