Explores user reaction to results on the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey DD (KOIS); specifically the reaction of re-entry women. (Author/DEP)

Questionnaires were distributed to participants in all-women outdoor programs to discover why these women chose an all-women program, how the experience influenced their lives, and if they planned to continue with this type of program. Findings are discussed. (DF)

To adult educators, Grundtvig is of importance as the originator of the folk high school, which he felt strongly must be a center of liberal education, a "school for life." He was greatly impressed by the residential colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, which he visited around 1830, but he realized that they were a preserve of a privileged…

Describes design of a five-session workshop program developed by the Parma (Ohio) School System to introduce the metric system to laymen. (JG)

A model for adult basic education (ABE) programs is presented in which emphasis is placed on the needs of the community for skills and labor supply rather than upon the internal needs of the individual. Eight variables over which the educator (including administration) has some control are delineated and strategies by which learning opportunities…

Article lists available documents on the subject of dropouts in adult education. (GB)

Some insights on the overall scope of adult education in Great Britain. (DS)

Describes the college set up by the Metalworkers' Federation of Denmark. (SP)

This article provides an overview of research relevant to the disadvantaged adult. A majority of the disadvantaged are excluded from participation in educational programs because of the nature of current educational programs, e.g., prerequisites to training. Inadequate background is highly related to unemployment and low aspirational levels. A…

Article describes results of a study at Northeastern University on the effects of programs for experienced business managers. (Author/MM)

Explores the uses of the computer as an instructional aid in adult education. (Author)

An educational program sponsored by the government to increase the employment potential of the unemployed and the under-employed has many rewards as well as difficulties. (CK)

Discusses a vocational preparatory program which provided the adult learner with academic skills in math, science, and English needed for entry into one of Manitoba's Community Colleges. (Author/AS)