This bulletin provides a statement showing in some detail the amount of illiteracy in the United States among men, women, and children over 10 years of age according to the Federal Census of 1910; also a brief statement of an experiment which has been conducted for nearly two years in one of the mountain counties of eastern Kentucky having a large…

The past quarter of a century has seen wide extension of the use of schoolhouses for social, recreational, and community purposes, providing fuller utilization of school buildings erected usually at heavy cost. Thirty-two States have definitely provided by law for such use, and in the other States school authorities permit it under their general…

Special issue devoted to foreign language instruction in adult education. (WB)

Discusses adult and continuing education programs in the public school district and the use of these programs to engender community support for the school in passing school budgets. Gives examples of efforts in Scotia-Glenville Central Schools, Scotia, New York: various evening classes, career guidance services, and teacher in-service credit…

Since 1991, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library has co-sponsored a successful book review series that takes place in downtown restaurants in the evenings to promote the library and revitalize downtown. Highlights include discussions of past book review sessions, program initiation, and advantages for involved parties. (Author/JMV)

Effectiveness of methods used to increase access to higher education is investigated in the policies and practices of evening credit programs in seven Canadian universities. In particular, two approaches to internal program organization and administration are examined. Suggestions are made for further research and policies promoting part-time…

Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina serves a rapidly growing Hispanic population through its Family-Centered Literacy Program. The Hispanic population in the region has been increasing at a staggering rate of 50% per year, most of which is in-migration. These newcomers frequently face challenges adjusting to their jobs,…

The need for medical record administrators in New Jersey, and specifically in hospitals, was studied using a methodology that projects requirements and accounts for the utilization of Registered Record Administrators (RRAs) in alternative health care settings by 1990. Furthermore, employment opportunities in such nontraditional settings as…

A PRECONVENTION WORKSHOP HELD BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION IN DALLAS, TEXAS, MARCH 17-18, 1967, DEALT WITH THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS OF ADULT PARTICIPANTS, IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELING, RECENT PROGRESS AND REMAINING AREAS OF NEED IN ADULT COUNSELING, AND THE SELECTION AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL WORKERS FOR ADULTS IN…

TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DAY AND EVENING DIVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPERVISORY, AND SPECIAL SERVICES, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 320 FACULTY MEMBERS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM 16 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES AND 10 EVENING DIVISION DEANS WERE INTERVIEWED. THE RETURNS INDICATED THAT (1) ADDITIONAL EVENING…

THE STUDY INVESTIGATED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL FACTORS OF SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS AND DROPOUTS IN THE UNION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ULP), A THREE-YEAR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ULP MEETS 24 WEEKS PER YEAR, ONE NIGHT PER WEEK, IN 15 CITIES IN OHIO, AND HAD…

Birbeck College, a non-residential School of the University of London, provides facilities in central London for part-time education in arts and sciences, at first degree and graduate levels. During 1966, an academic advisory committee studied the future role of the College and reported with recommendations concerning the size and scope of the…

Instructional, administrative, and support services for adult evening education in Massachusetts community colleges are totally supported by tuition paid by enrolled students. On the other hand, day divisions of these colleges are supported by taxation and paid for by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Thus, an adult evening division student pays…

The bulk of this anthology treats adults as different from adolescents, in learning and in other respects, and the resultant demands which these differences make upon flexible, conscientious teachers of adults. Three essays deal with an overall view of adult education, its challenges, problems, and rewards. Other essays are concerned with the…

This study sought (1) to describe the total population (fall semester 1966-67) of the evening and off-campus divisions of Temple University; (2) to identify evening and off-campus students' educational needs, goals, and aspirations, university needs, and purposes relative to its evening division, and the portion of nondegree evening and off-campus…