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Dahms, Alan M.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes the College for Living program that helps mentally retarded adults learn the skills of independent living. (IRT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Experimental Programs
1975
Capital Higher Education Service, Inc. was, until it concluded its services to the public in November 1975, a nonprofit organization providing educational counseling and brokering to adult, nontraditional learners. It was supported by federal funds and served the Hartford, Connecticut metropolitan area. The final report traces the project from its…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Counseling, Experimental Programs, Federal Programs
Hughes, Mary – Adult Education (London), 1977
Describes an increasingly widely-used scheme of second-chance adult education in which adult students participated in classes with traditional community college students. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Class Activities, Community Colleges
Greenberg, Elinor; Charland, William A., Jr. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
A description is given of an experimental program at Loretto Heights College which is designed for adult learners who are considering a return to school. It is concluded that the changing nature of adult's lives and their growth and development cycles offer a powerful base for quality adult education programs. (JSR)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Hruby, Norbert J. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
The process is described by which Aquinas College developed a series of seminars for adults into an ongoing "college." Problems of recruitment and fund raising are discussed, but the program is judged as successful based on the response of students. (JSR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Education, Educational Innovation
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Continuing Education. – 1971
The project attempted to involve uneducated and undereducated and/or unemployed and underemployed young adults in an education-tutorial-employment oriented program. The report discusses the result of a review of the project's efforts and suggests changes where needed to achieve sound and humane urban-oriented educational practices. The program was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Black Education

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