A HIGH DROPOUT RATE BETWEEN THE SPRING AND FALL SEMESTERS OF 1967 AT THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, PROMPTED THIS STUDY TO DETERMINE THE REASONS FOR WITHDRAWAL. THE STUDY POPULATION WAS LIMITED TO ON CAMPUS SPRING SEMESTER ENROLLEES SEEKING UNIVERSITY CREDIT. A 16 QUESTION SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO 1,090…

A general discussion is given concerning revisions in hours and schedules for evening and correspondence school students engaged in higher technical education. The teaching plan for the evening system consists of two parts: one for instruction in the first three years, and the other for the next three. The plan for correspondence study provides…

This bulletin contains the statistics of private commercial and business schools for 1928-29. There is a noticeably constant fluctuation in the list of private commercial and business schools. Out of a list of approximately 1,850 private commercial schools of which the Office of Education had record during the period from June, 1925, to June,…

A SURVEY WAS MADE IN 1966 TO FIND OUT REASONS WHY ENROLLED PART- TIME STUDENTS IN THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION COURSES (G.C.E.) AT THE EVELYN HONE COLLEGE IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, DROPPED OUT OR DID NOT START EVENING CLASSES. DATA FROM THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT FORMS AND CLASS REGISTERS WERE ANALYZED AND COMPARED FOR ATTENDANCE PATTERNS, SUBJECT…

The Knights of Columbus is primarily and essentially a fraternal society, but the order has never permitted itself to be circumscribed within the narrow limits of insurance benefits and selfish social interests. A new page of that history has been written. The story of the educational work in which the order engaged during the past four years is…

Report I is designed to provide a statistical profile of the 32 Community Colleges participating in the study of Persistence and Performance in California's Community Colleges, using data available in the student accounting reports made annually to the Office of the Chancellor by the California Community Colleges. No attempt was made to go beyond…

This is a statistical report on programs and student enrollments of organizations affiliated with the Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) and the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Programs and registrations are listed by institutions under classes, conferences, correspondence, and total registrations, and registration…

This report of the Association of University Evening Colleges and the National University Extension Association contains: (1) AUEC-NUEA definitions; (2) academic subdivisions, with explanations of scope; (3) occupational specialties or technologies, with explanations of scope; (4) AUEC-NUEA programs and registrations by institutions; (5) AUEC-NUEA…

Fall 1974 enrollment in the Los Angeles Community Colleges reached an historical high of 124,839--a 14.6% increase over the previous fall. Enrollment increases were greater among day students (17.6 percent) than evening students (10.9 percent), reversing the pattern of last year. Female enrollment increased more sharply than male enrollment and…

The evaluation of the Jackson County Adult Evening High School Completion Program was based on pre- and posttests of 30 teachers who responded to questions arranged in subject areas. Returns showed that: (1) Most teachers do not recognize a need for inservice training; (2) Coordination of the course study in English classes, help on methods and…

This is a statistical report on programs and student enrollments of organizations affiliated to the Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) and the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Programs and registrations are listed by institutions under classes, conferences, correspondence, and total registrations; the total…

A study was made of the specific cyclical sequence and detailed events needed to allocate available teacher resources to evening division courses at a California public junior college. Using data from interviews with participants and from other sources, a flow chart model was made of the allocation procedure. Sequential activities were described…

TO RELATE PERSONALITY NEEDS TO DROPOUT AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ADULT LEARNERS, A SAMPLE OF 90 MALES AND 50 FEMALES WAS RANDOMLY DRAWN FROM THE 600 REGISTRANTS IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADULT EVENING HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES. THE EDWARDS PERSONAL PREFERENCE SCHEDULE WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE SAMPLE, AND THE DATA WAS…

THIS REVIEW OF CURRENT (1967-68) PROVISIONS FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF WORKERS IN POLAND STRESSES ENROLLMENT TRENDS AND AREAS OF NEED IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION IN EVENING CLASSES AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES OFFERED BY THE GENERAL LYCEUMS, FORMAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (NOW LARGELY THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS),…

This survey of adult education in England and Wales includes a brief historical review, and chapters on the role of the state and local authorities; evening institutes and adult centers; residential colleges; the "responsible bodies" (i.e. the universities and the Workers Education Association); education in the military, prisons, and…