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Morgan, Jim – 1981
A toll-free adult education information and referral hotline provided information and referral services to approximately 1500 adults in Region IX in Texas from September 1980 to June 1981. Adult education co-ops and testing centers forwarded pertinent program information (class schedules, General Educational Development testing information) to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Hotlines (Public), Information Needs
Download full textKrout, John A. – 1983
In the past few decades, senior centers have developed at an exponential rate. To investigate elderly citizens' knowledge of senior center activities and services, 250 white older adults (125 center users and 125 nonusers) from a small urban community were personally interviewed about the services and activities provided by their local senior…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Programs, Gerontology, Information Sources
LeBarron, Suzanne – 1979
This handbook, produced by a project of the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation (OPLIC), provides planning, topic, funding, and resource information to help public libraries in Minnesota, in collaboration with other education and community agencies, provides public adult programming in the humanities. Information was gathered…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Directories, Guides, Human Resources
Smith, Robert M., Ed.; And Others – 1970
The 1970 edition of this handbook is an attempt to reflect the totality of adult education -- its background, function, objectives, and roles -- as a discipline and in American society. It is divided into three parts. Part I discusses forms, functions, and the future of adult education -- social setting and international dimension for adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Bibliographies
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1974
Organizations and individuals who participated in an adult education workshop are listed and described. Publications and information sources in adult education are included. Instruction is given on how to apply for program or project funds. A section on searching skills and sources describes adult education magazines, information sources in state…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bibliographies
Huddleston, Thomas, Jr.; Hendry, Mary – College Board Review, 1983
Recommendations are given for colleges wishing to develop adult education programs, including information sources and program ideas. A nontraditional weekend program developed at Saint Xavier College as a time-intensive baccalaureate curriculum is described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Bachelors Degrees, Higher Education, Information Sources
Thornbrugh, Cheryl, Comp.; EchoHawk, Bernadette, Comp. – 1982
Targeted especially for Indian adult educators, the 1982 resource directory identifies: Indian Adult Education projects and commercial businesses who develop curriculum materials for adult students; sources for obtaining or providing information for and about Indian adult education projects at the local, state, or federal levels; and Indian adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Education, Educational Resources
Imel, Susan – 1991
In 1966, Congress approved the first adult education act, and the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system was established. Monies to support adult education research and delivery systems became available at the same time as a mechanism was put in place to collect and disseminate results of these activities. The Adult Education Act…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clearinghouses, Databases
Achipa, Joshua, Comp. – 1995
This bibliography, which is intended to assist prospective volunteers and volunteer recruiters, presents information on the current status of volunteerism and ways in which volunteers can be recruited, trained, and managed. Presented first is an annotated list of 22 articles and 8 books on the general topic of volunteerism. Among the topics…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1996
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education (ABE), General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs understand the credit traps that can hurt them. The document begins with a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Classroom Techniques
Hendrickson, Andrew; Aker, George F. – 1972
The third in a series of institutes for the development and improvement of educational programs for older persons dealt with three basic concepts: (1) the need for educational forms other than the classroom; (2) the use of educational processes in the older years as a continuation of education throughout life, rather than as a separate segment;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation
Bell, Jim – 1994
A study was conducted to determine the need for a provincewide literacy hotline in Alberta, Canada, and if needed, the configuration of services for establishing the hotline. Data were gathered through two surveys. In order to find out what an Alberta literacy hotline service might look like, a cross-Canada telephone and mail survey was conducted.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, English (Second Language)
Beatty, Paulette T. – 1976
This paper is a research proposal for the development of a process model which addresses several of the fundamental questions involved in the community needs assessment process used as a prelude to program development by the community adult education program planner. The questions of what information should be gathered, where this information is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development, Community Needs
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education (ABE), General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs live longer and healthier lives. The document begins with a discussion of why…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Classroom Techniques
MAHLER, T.W.; MILLER, H. MAX – 1967
AS PART OF AN ADULT LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM (BASIC ISSUES OF MAN), AN EVALUATION WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMBINATIONS OF TELEVISION, FILMS, WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND GROUP DISCUSSION IN EDUCATIONAL SITUATIONS INVOLVING EXPOSURE TO THE MEDIA ALONE OR IN GROUPS, THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM BEING TO BRING ABOUT ATTITUDINAL CHANGES. THE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change, Discussion Groups
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