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Canadian Open Adult Learning Systems.
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Conger, D. Stuart – 1974
Several essays are presented which discuss alternative delivery systems for adult education in Canada. The individual papers focus on the following topics: 1) an overview of an open Basic Training for Skill Development program; 2) Canadian open adult learning systems; 3) the affective relationship between television and the adult basic education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Television
Evaluation of a Variety of Television Lesson Formats for Potential Adult Learners in an Open University System.
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Brown, Robert D.; And Others – 1973
Research evaluated the effectiveness of varying television (TV) lesson formats. Adults ranging in age from 17 to 58 viewed lessons in accounting and psychology in four formats featuring: 1) a storyline running through a lesson; 2) a news magazine format dealing with different concepts in one lesson; 3) a non-authoritarian narrator; and 4) an…
Descriptors: Accounting, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Radio and Audio-Vision in the British Open University: Towards Individualization.
Berrigan, Frances; Gibson, Anne – 1977
In 1977, almost 60 percent of all Open University courses were using audio and visual media in combination: either sound broadcasting with visual materials or audio-vision with the sound distributed on cassette or discs. Research has shown that students prefer radio-vision to radio alone. It appears that future growth may be in the area of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Audiovisual Aids
Teaching and Learning at a Distance: The Experience of Britain's Open University. (Wesbrook Memorial Alumni Lecture). Occasional Papers in Continuing Education, Number 15.
Perry, Walter – 1978
In a speech on the development of formalized systems for distance education, the British Open University is highlighted. Three themes are addressed: (1) objectives, methods, and evaluation of Great Britain's Open University, (2) examination and comparison of similar institutions in other countries, and (3) development of guidelines for initiation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
The British Open University in the United States; Adaptation and Use at Three Universities.
Hartnett, Rodney T.; And Others – 1974
An evaluation was performed to determine whether the materials of the British Open University could be adequately adapted for use in the United States. Three universities participated in the evaluation: the University of Houston, the University of Maryland, and Rutgers University. Each University differed in its interpretation of non-traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Correspondence Study
Adult Learner Characteristics and Their Responsiveness to Multi-Media Instructional Programs Designed for an Open University System.
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Brown, Robert D.; And Others – 1973
Research investigated the relationships between the characteristics of adult learners, aged 17 to 67, and their responses to learning via multi-media instructional programs. Students read materials in accounting and psychology, viewed video lessons and listened to audio tapes; post-treatment data were then collected. Results showed that: 1) the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs