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LaVigne, Velma Hebbard – 1978
Using the Delphi forecasting technique, a model program was designed to provide educational services to elderly members of the community served by the College of DuPage. A questionnaire was developed and administered to three groups: full-time faculty at DuPage (N=15), local officials and authorities on aging (N=13), and senior citizens of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Isaksen, Leonard W. – 1988
In spring 1987, a self-study was conducted of the Los Angeles Community College District's Project for Adult College Education (PACE) to determine what current and former PACE students, faculty, and administrators felt were the strengths and weaknesses of the program. Using an integrated course approach, PACE permits students to complete an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Download full textCross, John; Della, Jennie – 2002
This document profiles selected people, programs, and ideas highlighted by Australia's Adult Learners Week 2001 and begins with these papers: "Adult Learners Week: A National Celebration" (Ned Dennis); "A Message from the Adult Learners Week Patron" (Peter Hollingworth); "A Message of Support from the Prime Minister of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Volkoff, Veronica; Golding, Barry; Jenkin, Julie – 1999
The provision of vocational education and training (VET) delivered by Australia's adult and community education (ACE) sector was examined to identify the strengths the ACE sector brings to VET provision and challenges faced by the ACE sector in providing VET programs. Data were collected through the following four activities: (1) a literature…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Comparative Analysis
Peebles, James D. – 1974
Determination of problems and needs in Adult Basic Education programs, as perceived by teachers, and provision of a model for examining ABE needs on a statewide or regional level were the major goals of the study. Information was gathered from teachers by questionnaire; comparable data on programs in other States was obtained from a national…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Characteristics
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Richmond. – 2000
The Virginia 1999-2000 Learning Disabilities Training and Dissemination (LDTD) project was undertaken to improve educational services to adults with learning disabilities. During the project, learners and tutors from six community-based literacy programs across Virginia volunteered to share their experiences as they participated in pilot testing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Saunders, John – 2001
In recent years, Australia's system of adult and community education (ACE) has broadened to include vocational learning as well as the hobby, enrichment, and personal development traditionally provided by ACE in the past. A study examined the views of ACE providers, ACE students, and industry organizations regarding ACE vocational education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
