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McGough, Robert L.; Vincent, John J. – 1980
This monograph is one of 12 that address various topics in the area of CETA/education linkages. They were designed to provide those individuals interested in the development and implementation of CETA/education linkages with information that will serve to enhance the quality of existing programs and facilitate the efficient and effective…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Definitions
Oyama, Susan – 1978
Recent studies in productive phonology among immigrants have supported the case for the existence of a critical or sensitive period in language acquisition. The present study proposes that the case for a sensitive period would be further strengthened by the discovery of comparable age effects for other linguistic abilities such as listening…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Cognitive Processes, Immigrants
Whaples, Gene C.; Ewert, D. Merrill – 1980
Proceedings are presented of the second annual Lifelong Learning Conference, which was designed to build interagency linkages. Papers included deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, adult basic education, and research methodology. Each…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Edmonds, Edward L., Ed. – 1980
The purpose of the collection of papers is two-fold: to promote public understanding about adult education in the context of lifelong learning; and to consider what new possible roles this might entail for the university. Papers include: Meeting Contemporary Needs: The Private Sector (J. Williamson-Persh); Meeting Contemporary Needs: The Community…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Download full textKUHLEN, RAYMOND G.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS RETROSPECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OVER 1,500 ITEMS IS LARGELY DEVOTED TO VARIOUS TYPES OF ADULT LEARNING AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR (CONDITIONING, SKILL LEARNING, DISCRIMINATION, VERBAL LEARNING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMPLEX BEHAVIOR, MEMORY, VERBAL BEHAVIOR, AND SET), TO STUDIES ON INTELLIGENCE AND TEST BEHAVIOR (AGE CHANGES, CORRELATIONAL AND FACTOR…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Bibliographies
Duley, John – 1978
Identification of the basic skills and roles in field experience education should answer the question "Can and should educators identify a set of basic skills required for effective performance in experiential learning as part of general education?" New roles required of students in using experiential learning opportunities include initiator,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills
DANNENMAIER, WILLIAN DEAL – 1963
A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO TYPES OF STUDY BEHAVIOR AND THREE KINDS OF LEARNING--KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION, AND APPLICATION. TWO STUDY BEHAVIOR SCALES WERE DEVELOPED BY HOMOGENEITY ANALYSIS, BEHAVIOR ONE REFLECTING DEMONSTRATED ACCEPTANCE OF THE ESTABLISHED COURSE CONTENT AND GOALS AND BEHAVIOR TWO REFLECTING THE TENDENCY OF…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Comprehension
Peel, Donald Naylor – 1967
The adult education philosophy of the Anglican Church of Canada was critically analyzed in terms of basic principles and presuppositions, cultural factors in Christian education, concepts of maturity and of authority, characteristics of adult learners, teaching and leadership, group learning, and patterns of educational practice. Comparisons of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Cultural Influences
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1978
This report reviews the research needs related to learning in the years beyond the age of compulsory schooling. The first of three sections provides a research overview and suggests research needs. The review is organized around three perspectives: learners, providers, and the societal context. It is stated that much early research focussed on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium, Dayton, OH. – 1976
The purpose of this project was to plan and implement an educational delivery system capable of reaching an entire community and willing to respond to its specific educational needs. Participating institutions included the members of the consortium and cable television and newspaper resources. The general goals of the project were (1) to attract…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cable Television, Community Education, Community Involvement
Manzo, Anthony V.; And Others – 1975
The study described in the report identifies personality characteristics and learning styles of adult basic education (ABE) students on the basis of three instruments: the Luscher Color Test, the Manzo Bestiary Inventory, and the Learning Preference Inventory. The volunteer sample consisted of 83 ABE students. Subsample comparison groups consisted…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Individual Characteristics
Widman, Shannon S., Ed.; Olswang, Steven G., Ed. – 1975
The document contains a brief outline of the conference proceedings and the text of two papers presented at the conference. Alan M. Rubin's paper, "Give Me a Fish and I Eat for a Day. Teach Me to Fish and I Eat for a Lifetime" (from the Babylonian Talmud), examines the question of whether our institutions of higher education are providing the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Leckenby, John D.; Surlin, Stuart H. – 1975
The nature of incidental social learning in television viewers of "All in the Family" and "Sanford and Son" was the focus of this investigation. Seven hundred and eight-one racially and economically mixed respondents from Chicago and Atlanta provided the data source. Telephone interviews attempted to assess viewer opinions of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Authoritarianism, Black Attitudes, Incidental Learning
Peters, John M.; Gordon, R. Susan – 1974
An extension of Alan Tough's original research on adult learning activities, the study surveyed large populations in rural and urban Tennessee to analyze learning patterns of adults engaged in learning projects. Data were collected from random samples of 277 adults in Knoxville and 149 dwellings in Monroe County. Tough's interview technique, an…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Bergevin, Paul; McKinley, John – 1970
The Indiana Plan for Adult Religious education is a tested framework of action and training within which an effective adult education program can evolve. The plan is intended to help people in the understanding of and service to God. It aims to: stimulate adults to recognize that some of their religious education needs can be met through…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Behavior Change, Church Programs
