Spurred by declining enrollments, various programs are now available or being developed for the older student. Discusses the Institute for Retired Professionals, the Institute of Study for Older Adults, and a program at Fairhaven College for older adults. (Author/PG)

Depicted in this article is an "Instructional Development Model for Adult Education". The key components of salesmanship are enumerated. Accountability for new programs in adult education can be fostered through increased planning and salesmanship. (PS)

Adult residential programs are examined in terms of their effectiveness, characteristics, participants, models, and literature. A variety of adult learners are served through these programs, which attempt to integrate living experiences with learning. Research is stated as inconclusive, failing to isolate the effectiveness of the residential…

This booklet focuses on continuing education programs for older adults that exemplify the broad range of activities offered by postsecondary educational institutions and funded by state and/or federal grants. Each program is described in terms of its focus, audience, activities, cost and staffing, evaluation, and available information and…

A description is given of the various programs of adult education provided and supported by the Federal Republic of Germany for the benefit of the developing nations. (CK)

TARCOG (Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments) is a nonprofit corporation, one of 12 regional councils in the state, operating as a local development district and serving the needs of 5 county and 36 city governments. (NQ)

The report on postsecondary education in New York State is a general survey of general education, technical education, and professional education programs in the State's postsecondary educational institutions. The report's introductory sections present current and projected statistics on numbers of colleges and students and discuss the basic…

Forty-three vocational education programs funded under Part B of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 served 67,310 post-secondary students in 16 area districts of Wisconsin. Adult-vocational programs showed enrollment increases; adult-agriculture program enrollments decreased. Special education programs and services were designed to aid…

The New Occupational Student: Mature Adult Woman (NOSMAW) was a preadmission counseling program in four community colleges which sought to encourage women to explore their educational and vocational potential. This program consisted of a series of workshops which focused on self-awareness activities and provided college and career information. In…

This paper addresses problems in research on urban education and outlines several National Institute of Education (NIE) proposals for dealing with these problems. It is argued that research should not stray too far from the basic educational goals of inculcating literacy, that educational research must become more diverse and sophisticated in its…

Syracuse University is supporting or initiating 135 programs directed toward problems of the disadvantaged and the urban community. Many programs evolve from the University's teaching and research functions, and others are less structured and operate on a volunteer basis. The programs have five categorical functions: improving educational…

According to this report on the results of a 1977 survey of 163 correctional education programs throughout the United States, the general state of education in correctional institutions has improved, but funding is a major problem that is reflected in the quality of administration, lack of resources, and inability to offer meaningful programs on a…

The New York Industrial Education Centers combined the application of basic literacy, basic mathematics, and human development skills with exhaustive job development and placement efforts to secure jobs and upward mobility for persons 17-65 classified as disadvantaged. Training was conducted in 10-week cycles, with 100 trainees at each of two…

"No part of Cherokee life has been more important to the Tribe, past or present, than that of a good education." Despite this attitude, it has not been easy for the Cherokee to bridge the gap between their subculture and that of the larger dominant U.S. society. Discipline and white enculturation were zealously pursued in early boarding…

Institutional success of an instructional model that featured peer instruction, a strict performance orientation, and an insistence on mastery of specific skills led developers to believe the same model could be used by communities to disseminate skills and information at low cost and with efficiency. The system was utilized in setting up an…