Discusses success of evening programs to plan, with parents, high school program of graduating students. Parents did not feel threatened when all other parents also saw counselors. (CJ)

Outlines a program offered by the University of Nigeria that emphasizes the need for adult education and shows how this program can be made available to all those that might find it beneficial. (Author/LF)

The 1929-41 period brought economic hardship and struggle for National University Extension Association institutions as well as for retraining and industrial programs for war-time production. Popular issues were extension credit, standards, non-credit instruction, correspondence study, educational radio, audiovisual instruction, evening…

Examines the history of the Houston Law School (Texas), a part-time night school that operated from 1919-1945 and was part of a brief period of ascendence for proprietary law schools. Discusses its competition with another institution, shifts in standards and enrollments, and other factors leading to its decline. Notes parallels between this…

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)

As more and more teachers leave the classroom, states are looking to actively recruit the returning adult learner into the teaching profession. This study examines an innovative teacher certification program in South Carolina whose goal is to do just that. Issues such as planning and scheduling are presented that offer insight into the design and…

A study was done to determine if a relationship exists between different scheduling formats and the academic achievement of graduate students studying elementary and secondary education. Academic achievement was defined as the average score on two informal (teacher made) objective tests given during the course. The study tested three different…

Focus group discussions were held to determine the perceptions of 8 male and 28 female adult students regarding the quality of their undergraduate evening program at a medium-sized public liberal arts college. The students voluntarily participated in one of three group sessions at which the following topics were discussed: whether evening students…

Exploring the contribution of the home, apprenticeship, and evening schools, the analysis suggests that while sex bias apparently favored males in quality and quantity of educational opportunity, women's education in Colonial America was richer than popularly conceived. (Author/MW)

The image of the YMCA as a physical education club for boys is changing. Sydney's YMCA offers adult education programs for both daytime and evening groups with a wide range of course offerings. (MW)

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,…

IN ORDER TO DEFINE THE ROLE OF THE EVENING DIVISIONS IN STIMULATING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, THE AUTHOR ANALYZED QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED BY 12 COLLEGES. DATA FROM 30 COLLEGES OBTAINED SIMILARLY AND REPORTED IN AN EARLIER STUDY ARE COMPARED ON SUCH VARIABLES AS RATE OF GROWTH, AVERAGE ENROLLMENT, NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED, AND…

A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE AMOUNT OF LEARNING IN AN ADULT EVENING CLASS ON CAMPUS WITH THAT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASS WHICH ATTENDED SESSIONS ON CAMPUS AND SPENT TWO WEEKENDS AT A UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL CENTER. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THE EXPERIMENTAL CLASS WOULD LEARN MORE AND EXPERIENCE POSITIVE CHANGES IN ATTITUDE AS COMPARED WITH THE CONTROL…

Policies, regulations, procedures, and general information are provided in this handbook designed to help orient new part-time faculty at Hillsborough Community College (HCC). After introductory material outlining the history of HCC and stressing the importance of the student in HCC's mission, the handbook describes HCC's evening and weekend…

ANTICIPATING A CHANGE FROM A SEMESTER TO A QUARTER SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION, CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SURVEYED 357 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (EACH WITH 3,000 OR MORE ENROLLED) TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDARS BEING USED, THE METHOD OF SCHEDULING EVENING CLASSES, THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS PER WEEK, AND THE LENGTH OF CLASS SESSIONS.…