This study observes the evolution of persons with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and profound intellectual disabilities living in residences with a Program for Residents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) characterised by a different educator's presence ratio and different logistic accommodations. This population is characterised by the…

This presentation guide consists of transparency masters displaying nine Florida indicators of program quality for adult education programs. Evaluation criteria related to the following indicators of program quality are detailed: educational gains, educational outcomes, retention, recruitment, program orientation, program planning and evaluation,…

A conference report of the International Symposium for Literacy reviews the Inaugural Address, a UNESCO statistical report on world literacy activities, and a report on literacy in China. The final Symposium report (Declaration of Persepolis) and a list of papers and informational notes presented are appended. (LH)

A plan to provide more complete information regarding Continuing Education courses was initiated at Pennsylvania State University in order to facilitate student decision making. The expanded course descriptions were posted at registration sites and included information regarding instructor, catalog description, course objectives, instructional and…

Spurred by declining enrollments, various programs are now available or being developed for the older student. Discusses the Institute for Retired Professionals, the Institute of Study for Older Adults, and a program at Fairhaven College for older adults. (Author/PG)

Senior theater programs can act as catalysts for involvement of senior citizens, promoting self-confidence and fostering creativity. Myths about older people (concerning senility, incompetence, decline in intelligence, learning, rigidity, and retirement) should be recognized as inaccurate stereotypes and as barriers to active and productive lives.…

This handbook, one of five local handbooks developed to support specialized implementation of the National Career Development Guidelines, presents guidelines for developing comprehensive programs for adults who are served by community and business organizations. Part I describes the need for guidelines and standards in career development, defines…

This report details a plan for adult education in Connecticut. It reviews the current state of adult education services and recommends a series of important steps to help meet adult education needs through the year 2000. A four-phase planning process that was used to focus on the critical issues and identify specific actions to meet adult…

Two lectures on the development of Berlin's adult education centers after World War II are included. The lecture by Werner Korthaase begins by describing the situation prior to 1920, when Berlin was divided into independent districts, each with its own administrative authorities. It then describes the reestablishment of the local adult education…

With the Bicentennial Bookshelf as a foundation stone, communities will be able to stimulate public discourse on the meaning of constitutionalism in the United States through the use of this guide. Guidelines and model programs are provided for initiating reading and discussion programs, conferences, lectures series, and seminars and institutes.…

At the higher education level, some educators saw individualization of the college curriculum as a means for personal development and a method for empowering the students and the faculty. Notions of adult education appeared to reinforce the strong movement to individualize the college curriculum. The development of contract learning pulled…

BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN IDENTIFYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS NEEDED FOR THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION IS PROVIDED. THE REGION INCLUDES 10 STATES AND 15.3 MILLION PEOPLE, IS RURAL, AND POSSESSES POOR RESOURCES. UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGH, WHILE INCOME AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ARE LOW. SCHOOLS ARE POORLY EQUIPPED, CLASSES ARE LARGE,…

THIS REPORT REVIEWED THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED, 1960-61, IN METROPOLITAN BOSTON ON THE AUDIENCE OF AN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATION. THE DESIGN OF THE STUDY WAS A TWO-WAVE SURVEY--THE FIRST WAVE BY 9,140 TELEPHONE CALLS IN EARLY 1960, AND THE SECOND WAVE 1 YEAR LATER BY PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE SAME PEOPLE. THE INTEREST IN THE PERSONAL…

In 1953, a Project for the Integration of New Immigrants from Eastern Europe was organized at the request of the Ford Foundation within the framework of the Welfare and Health Council of New York City. The purpose was to make available to highly educated refugees from Soviet-dominated countries and their families community services which would…

The Department of Museum Education of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the largest in the United States; its education program is divided into two parts: for children and for adults. Among adult programs carried out regularly are free weekly public talks in the presence of an art work, lectures and discussion programs for private groups,…