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Download full textMichigan State Univ., East Lansing. – 1969
These proceedings focus on psychological and other concepts relevant to community service; patterns, problems, and trends in community service by community and junior colleges; the effort to make such service relevant to the inner city; and the administration of cultural development and leisure activities, short courses and seminars, community…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Communications, Community Colleges, Community Development
Harrison, Paul C., Jr.; Lindsay, Carl A. – 1971
In a questionnaire survey of 152 colleges and universities throughout the state, the Bureau of Vocational, Technical, and Continuing Education of the Pennsylvania Department of Education sought to obtain detailed, current data on educational opportunities available to adults during 1969-1970, and to formulate these data into a substantive basis…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgets, Colleges, Community Involvement
Poehlman, Charles H. – 1971
After a 2-page history of the Johnson-O'Malley Act, which provides funds for Indian children attending public schools, basic objectives for educational programs, the problems encountered in developing these programs, and accompanying recommendations are discussed. Tabular reports of Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) expenditures are then presented in…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Involvement
Prokof'ev, M. A. – 1969
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a book on the present state of Soviet education, with historical background for purposes of comparison. The introductory chapter traces the progress of Soviet education from 1917 to 1967. Comparative statistics are quoted to illustrate the results of the revolution that…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Communism, Educational History
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1976
This report presents statistical data for all Illinois public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities extracted from the Fall 1975 Space Survey completed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Summary data by institution and totals and weighted means for types of institutions are provided on building efficiency (net…
Descriptors: Classrooms, College Buildings, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities
Proffitt, Maris M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
In the United States the term "industrial education" is frequently used to designate everything from the simplest form of bench work in the elementary schools to full-time trade-school work and the work done in training departments of industrial plants. This broad use of the word often leads to considerable confusion, especially since certain…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Industrial Arts, Industrial Education, Equipment
Peer reviewedBatt, Richard J. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
States that part-time university students are discriminated against, most importantly by the students' lack of contact with full-time faculty. Explains the various reasons why full-time teachers cannot or do not want to teach evening classes of adult part-time students and offers some alternatives to alter such attitudes. (MF)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Students, Attitude Change
Hall, Annette Frances – 1994
A practicum was designed to keep an after-school and evening youth center in operation in spite of the loss of the main source of financial support (i.e., the contributions of the founding church). The program director, youth ministries director for an urban parish, sought additional support and implemented various strategies to keep the program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Centers, After School Programs, Church Programs
Jonas, Peter M.; Weimer, Don – 1995
This paper reviews the development of a curriculum assessment plan by the Business and Management Division of Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and reports the results of a study to determine the effectiveness of the plan. The division, which delivers accelerated instruction in evening courses, used the comprehensive outcomes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Acceleration (Education), Administrator Education
Cirasa-Parish, Anne M. – 1993
In response to demographic changes and their impact on graduate higher education enrollment, universities are looking at innovative methods to increase enrollment, revise programs of study and improve instructional delivery systems. Institutions are attracting older adult students by altering admission policies, establishing adult student services…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Adult Education, Continuing Education
Roundtree, Johnny M. – 1993
This practicum focused on the problem of lack of involvement of the parents of 32 mainstreamed fifth grade students with special learning needs. Evening workshops were conducted for parents and their at-risk, mainstreamed students in fifth grade. Sessions focused on the use of computers, manipulatives, make and take home instructional games, study…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Disabilities, Elementary School Students
Rochlin, Joyce T.; Weislogel, Louis F. – 1990
The correlative features of assigned reading and in-class performance were evaluated for 75 students enrolled in psychology classes in two community colleges in Maryland. Four tests and a final examination were used to measure in-class performance as a function of rates of reading and times of attendance. Control for content was attempted by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Community Colleges
LICHTENSTEIN, HYMAN, ED. – 1966
PRESENTATIONS MADE AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EVENING COLLEGES, (AUEC) DEALT WITH THE QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE, THE PROMOTION OF EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION, CHALLENGES AND IDEALS OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION, AND THE NEED FOR CHANGE WITHIN THE AUEC. NUMEROUS DISCUSSION SESSIONS WERE DEVOTED TO SUCH…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Business, College Credits, College Faculty
WHIPPLE, JAMES B. – 1967
THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR ADULTS (CSLEA) FROM 1950-1966 AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF CSLEA TO THE FUND FOR ADULT EDUCATION (FAE) THROUGH THE YEARS ARE STRESSED IN THIS HISTORY. DURING THE FIRST PHASE (1951-1955), THE CENTER'S ROLE WAS REFLECTIVE--IT STUDIED ADULT NEEDS AND ENCOURAGED LIBERAL ADULT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Kahn, Louis – 1966
This study assessed the practices of the adult evening programs of community colleges in Washington State. From a survey of the literature, a list was made of practices recommended by writers in the field of adult education and was used in developing an appraisal instrument, which was then refined by a trial group of respondents. The refined…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges
