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| Woodley, Alan | 1 |
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Murgatroyd, Stephen; Redmond, Michael – Teaching at a Distance, 1978
Focus is on adult education counseling. Models of collaboration are presented, counselling goals are defined, and the work of the Educational Resources and Information Centre of the Open University in Wales and other developments in adult counseling in the United Kingdom are described. (JMD)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services
Kennedy, David; Powell, Richard – Teaching at a Distance, 1976
The at-risk and dropout student population at the Open University was examined in a student survey. This article deals with a descriptive model of progress and withdrawal, student motivation, stages of adult development, previous educational background, interplay of characteristics and circumstances, and educational self-concept. (LBH)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Case Studies, Dropouts, External Degree Programs
Woodley, Alan; McIntosh, Naomi – Teaching at a Distance, 1981
The Open University Younger Student Pilot Scheme, a five-year research project is discussed. Project objectives included: testing the suitability of students in the 18 to 20 year age group, developing predictive indices of success and failure, and assessing the level and nature of the demand for places. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Demand, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries
