In spite of a sincere dedication to meeting students' needs, community colleges sometimes do not provide adult students in continuing education programs the same services and consideration accorded those of the daytime division. Shortcomings that occur with frequency are discussed in the paper. (Author/AJ)

SIX ASPECTS OF STAFFING--SELECTION, ORIENTATION, PROMOTION, FACULTY IN-SERVICE GROWTH, SALARY ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATION OF FACULTY--WERE STUDIED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS AT 12 EVENING COLLEGES IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION. MANY PRINCIPLES ADVOCATED IN THE LITERATURE WERE FOUND IN COMMON USE (INCLUDING USING STANDARD…

A 12-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING NON-DEGREE-CREDIT COURSES WAS SENT TO EACH OF THE 34 PUBLIC 2-YEAR COLLEGES IN NEW YORK. OF THE 26 RESPONDENTS, 20 OR MORE INDICATED THAT THEY (1) OFFERED REMEDIAL COURSES DESIGNED AS PREPARATION FOR ENROLLMENT IN CERTAIN DEGREE CREDIT COURSES, (2) DID NOT OFFER NONCREDIT ENRICHMENT COURSES FOR SUPERIOR HIGH…

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…

The purpose of these guidelines is to suggest to school districts what should be done to implement a competency based vocational business education program for adults. It also provides guidelines for those districts wanting to organize and administer such a program in their own localities. Ten guidelines are presented in the following areas: (1)…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER RETENTION IN PUBLIC ADULT NIGHT SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS RELATED TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS OR TO THE LENGTH AND NATURE OF COURSES, THIS STUDY WAS MADE OF PATTERNS OF PARTICIPATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS IN WHITE ROCK, BRITISH COLUMBIA. DATA WERE DERIVED FROM 2075 REGISTRATION CARDS AND 98 COMPLETED ATTENDANCE…

Since its founding in 1862, Vaughan College of the University of Leicester has moved from a working men's institute offering elementary education to adults through a period of domination by the Workers' Education Association (WEA) to become a lively institution offering to adults university level courses in several locations. During 1946-1966, the…

This study compares the characteristics of the 3,537 Hawaii community college students who took only evening credit courses in fall 1975 with day-only students and students enrolled in a mixture of day and evening courses. The evening-only student group comprised 17 percent of the total enrollment. In all three groups the majority were male,…

This is a statistical report on programs and student enrollments of organizations affiliated with the Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) and the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Programs and registrations are listed by institutions under classes, conferences, correspondence, and total registrations, and registration…

There is a growing demand in all areas of business and education across the nation for increased, and continuing education. Junior colleges have taken a large portion of the responsibility for providing this wide range of education. As community-responsive institutions, they will continue to expand in this function. The junior college aims of…

To identify characteristics of Tallahassee Community College evening students and to ascertain their attitudes toward and perceptions of counseling services, questionnaires were administered to 16 evening classes. A total of 276 valid questionnaires were obtained. The results of analysis of the questionnaire data showed that TCC evening students…

This book contains information on the educational opportunities available for adult learners in the diverse programs of the Chicago Public Schools. The programs are available to Chicago residents over 16 years of age who are not enrolled in regular day elementary or high school programs. The services of the Department of Education Extension of the…

The proceedings of the 1972 annual meeting of the Association of University Evening Colleges are reported. In this meeting the AUEC examined its role, as well as the role of individual institutions, in meeting the new demands of higher education. The addresses were: (1) "What Are the Keys to Organizational Renewal?" by Robert G. Farris; (2) "What…

A series of follow-up studies were conducted to evaluate the Jackson County Adult Evening School Program in terms of educational, social or personal, and/or financial benefits as measured by the graduates themselves. The studies supplement other teacher, student evaluations and pre-post test results. The results of all follow-up studies have shown…

Though various adult and nonformal adult education programs have existed in Thailand over the last half-century, up to quite recently most of these remained second-class copies of the full-time formal school system. The new adult education programs concentrate on creating situations and raising issues relevant to the villagers' environment. The…