The Constitution of Ukraine mandates that the complete secondary education be compulsory. While women have access to free secondary education in prisons, this constitutional requirement is not enforced across all prisons. Furthermore, higher education is not easily accessible in prison and is further fraught with challenges post incarceration.…

This case study explored students' perception about their performance in CSEC English A at three evening schools in Savanna La Mar. While conducting the research I used ethnographic methods, including interviews, observations and document analysis to better understand students' perceptions of their performance in CSEC English A. The central…

In Uruguay, one constant concern for policy makers, authorities, teachers and administrators is student retention. Among adult learners who have returned to secondary school, dropping out of school is an even larger problem. However, there are several students that in spite of their problems and barriers continue studying and return to school.…

This is a translation of Chapter 8 of "Narodnoe obrazovanie v SSSR, 1917-1967 ("Public Education in the USSR, 1917-1967 ), edited by M.A. Prokof'ev et al. and published by Prosveshchenie Press, Moscow, 1967.

Students with problems that prevent their succeeding in a traditional school get their chance to continue their education at the DeKalb County Open Campus High School in Clarkston, Georgia. Day and night classes are offered to students over 16, who are free to come and go as they choose when not in class. (Author/DE)

The purpose of the practicum described here was the development of a model for an alternative night high school. The plan called for a curriculum aimed at student interest and graduation requirements, a profile procedure for identifying potential candidates, and the operation of a prototype evening program during the summer of 1975 to test the…

The levying of taxes for nonelementary education was first legalized in Great Britain under the Technical Instruction Act of 1889. The act's impact on the successful establishment of evening classes and vocational training in the Wallasey Borough of Cheshire during the years following the act's passage is described in this article. (PGD)

Discusses the predominance of adolescents in many Soviet night schools. Describes the characteristics of difficult adolescents and their deviant behavior. Identifies the need for individual work with adolescent students that takes account of their personal characteristics. Suggests a need for better teacher training in dealing with difficult…

The history of technical instruction committees in Cardiff and Swansea, South Wales, shows that as they worked to improve instruction, industries were declining. They were hampered by inadequate finance, students' poor educational background, and a culture inimical to promotion of science and technology. (SK)

Presents recommendations for future changes in secondary-level evening and correspondence schools to accommodate needs of working students, adults, and rural people. (ND)

This manuscript was written by Grayson N. Kefauver, a part-time specialist, and Victor H. Noll and C. Elwood Drake, full-time specialists engaged on the National Survey of Secondary Education. It deals with pupils who attended the part-time continuation school's four or more hours a week and also with those who attended evening high schools. It…

Provides information on night school, also called shift school. States that night school accommodates the rehabilitation of young people. Questions whether it has the capabilities that would make it a rehabilitative educational institution. Examines the activities of night school to determine its principal mission. (CMK)

A PHILOSOPHY OF ADULT EDUCATION MUST RECOGNIZE LEARNING AS ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVAL AND CONSIDER THE NATURE OF THE ADULT STUDENT, THE TEACHER'S SKILLS AND ABILITIES, AND THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT TO BE TAUGHT. THE ENGLISH TEACHER OF ADULTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IS PLAGUED BY A LACK OF APPROPRIATE MATERIALS AND AN UNAVAILABILITY OF LIBRARY FACILITIES,…

Explores the pedagogical training of teachers for night-enrollment secondary schools. Focuses on the conception of the methodological service, permanently functioning theoretical seminars, teachers' self-education and self-development, and the practical application of the acquired knowledge, specifically the teachers' expertise related to the…

THE COST PER STUDENT AND THE EVALUATION OF STUDY CENTERS ON A 10 MONTH BASIS WERE PRESENTED. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY CENTERS WAS TO GIVE SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS A PLACE TO STUDY AND RECEIVE QUALIFIED HELP. THE STUDY CENTERS SERVED 31,200 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE COST PER STUDENT WAS $.35. STUDY CENTERS WERE OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK, AND…