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Peer reviewedEldred, Marilou Denbo – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1977
The University without Walls at the University of Minnesota is an alternative program for adult students pursuing a baccalaureate degree. To help these students evaluate their past job- and home-related learning experiences, the university offers a degree-planning seminar to illustrate the concept of process education. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Williams, George – College Management, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Planning, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Download full textCampbell-Thrane, Lucille – 1982
Adults often prefer self-directed learning over teacher-directed, classroom-oriented learning. They feel that their life experiences and self-initiated projects teach them more than they can learn in a formal classroom situation. Persons usually do not pursue such self-directed learning, however, because of conflicting role requirements, a lack of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
1975
The role of nontraditional study in the liberal arts college was examined at the conference sponsored by the East Central College Consortium. Highlights of the proceedings included: "A Brief Overview of the Syracuse Adult Degree Program," by Marvin Druger; the keynote address by Harold L. Hodgkinson of the National Institute of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age, College Faculty
Jones, Thomas B. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1982
At Metropolitan State University, the Individualized Educational Planning Course was a response to adult students' unique curriculum needs. Students learn university expectations of quality; plan solid, individualized degrees; examine what it means to be an educated person; pursue knowledge actively and successfully through informed choices; and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Experimental Colleges
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Springfield. – 1978
A comprehensive study was undertaken of the effectiveness of an external degree program implemented in Illinois to meet the needs of adult students studying for the bachelor's degree. The rationale, history, structure, administration, and governance of the statewide program offered through five universities are described. The majority of students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Assessment, Experiential Learning
Hengesbach, Theodore W. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to determine the needs of external degree students in the South Bend, Indiana University External Degree Program. The results (48% response rate) were compared with those of an earlier study with Northwestern New York postsecondary students. It was found that 50% of South Bend students, as compared to 27% of the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Students, Blacks
