In order to respond to the recent nation-wide changes in student characteristics and enrollment patterns in community junior colleges, institutions must offer evening off-campus programs to meet the academic and motivational needs of a student population which is older, married, employed full-time, and enrolled part-time. Only 52 percent of 1972's…

A study was made of the application, during the 1966-67 academic year, of a policy of tuition fee reimbursements up to 50% for Canadian public service employees in job related evening or correspondence courses. Methods were a literature review, a questionnaire survey of deputy heads, followup interviews with departmental officers, a study of…

This bilingual directory of the Canadian Association of Departments of Extension and Summer Schools (CADESS) lists CADESS administrators and faculty, by subject area or division and alphabetically by institutions, associated with the Memorial University of Newfoundland, the Banff School of Fine Arts and Centre for Continuing Education, Saint…

A comparative study was made of responses to the four-year followup questionnaires of the classes of 1967-68-69 of Jackson County Adult Evening High School. The purposes were to reveal any significant differences between classes in their responses, to answer questions concerning the benefits received by high school graduation, and to obtain…

This information bulletin is published by the Documentation and Educational Information Center in the Argentine province of Santa Fe. The bulletin reports on educational developments in the province and abroad, educational problems, statistics, legislation, documentation and information techniques, and information from international organizations.…

Outlines a distance education course in telecommunications offered through Brunel Technical College, Bristol, England. Objectives of the college, the sponsor, college staff, and students enrolled in the course are investigated together with problems, cost implications, and student and staff perceptions. Distance and evening students' performance…

Details the history of the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute, discussing the origins of mechanics' institutes and of early San Francisco and focusing on the policy of social control, the contributions of president Andrew Hallidie, and the importance of such program components as the lending and reference library, exhibitions, public lectures,…

To the people of no other country is the problem of education of immigrants of so much importance as to the people of the United States. No other country has so many men, women, and children coming to its shores every year from all parts of the world. In many of our cities and towns, and in some of our States, the people of foreign birth…

The growing consciousness on the part of adults that they should continue their education is revealing itself by a general and growing interest in the public evening schools. There are those who think that this movement is one of the most important for race betterment that the world has ever known. It is but natural that taxpayers who have…

An experimental program involving kindergarten children and parents in an evening Spanish course was successful and enthusiastically received. Problems encountered included differing learning styles, abilities, and interests between parents and children. In some cases, other family members also became involved. (MSE)

Considers the learning climate for evening students and suggests it needs changing. Proposes changes that will increase both the intellectual-cognitive achievements and the emotional-ethical development of evening students, including extending hours of services such as child care and the library. Identifies evening administrative and student…

Describes a method for helping autonomous groups work effectively on problem solving without a facilitator. Application in a British part-time course for tutors working with adult learners is described; group dynamics are discussed; evaluation methods are explained; and detailed instructions for using this method are provided in the appendixes.…

Reviews the history of night schools that provide secondary equivalency programs in the Soviet Union and Russia. Asserts that now is the appropriate time to make changes in the objectives and curriculum of these programs. Recommends that the curriculum be more differentiated so that a wider range of students can be served and broader educational…

Three alumni officers offer ideas for developing unique and appealing alumni events for colleges and universities with large proportions of nontraditional students. They include family events, networking and mentoring opportunities, brown-bag lunches, evening courses and events, travel programs, and programs geared to those professions in which…

An evening adult literacy program was developed to provide pre-General Educational Development (GED) instruction to residents of a men's shelter who desired to become dry cleaners pressers. Because an intake assessment of the 32 enrollees revealed that only 34% of them were high school dropouts and more than 50% had some college background, the…