A successful "Mid-Career Alternatives Workshop" is described which was developed based on the examination of the reasons for failure of an earlier similar workshop in terms of publicity, student involvement, format, and timing. (JT)

Administrators who initiate adult programs need information regarding the practices and procedures currently being followed in community colleges. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevailing conditions, procedures, and practices of adult education in public community colleges and to determine the conditions, procedures, and practices…

The document describes pilot programs at three community colleges and one university aimed at providing vocational opportunities for those 65 years or older and underwritten by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. Los Angeles Valley College's Senior Adult Program placed l01 men and women in part-time jobs, and its Gold Card Program, which allowed…

This is the second of eight volumes consisting of series of publications of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), such as Notes and Essays, Research Reports, Occasional Papers, and Conference Reports. These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges…

Intended for use by those attempting to initiate or improve competency-based instruction in adult vocational education programs, this directory contains demographic and descriptive information on sixty selected courses and programs operating in public education, other government agencies, business, industry, and labor. Introductory material…

THIS SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY-LEVEL ADULT CREDIT AND NON CREDIT COURSES COVERS OVER 30 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN GREATER NEW YORK--LARGELY EVENING COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. AN HISTORICAL REVIEW PORTRAYS THE GROWTH OF LIBERAL ADULT EDUCATION SINCE THE FOUNDING OF COOPER UNION IN 1859. A SURVEY OF ADULT EDUCATORS…

This is the ninth in a series of volumes consisting of a series of publications from the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA). These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges and universities. This volume contains five issues in the CSLEA Research Report…

A national survey was conducted to identify the characteristics of specific competency-based adult vocational programs in both the public and private sectors. Through a variety of procedures approximately 1,900 persons were nominated as contacts for program information on all day and/or evening non-credit programs in any type of school or training…