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PDF pending restorationOcternaud, Sharon K. – 1990
This study analyzed the demographic and scholastic characteristic differences between a nontraditional and traditional student cohort (total n=11,878) at Ferris State University (FSU) in Michigan, identified (through literature reviews) successful recruiting and retention activities for nontraditional students at other postsecondary educational…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Students, Data Collection, Enrollment
PDF pending restorationChapman-Ashley, Lee; And Others – 1989
This guidebook is for adult students at California State University, Hayward (CSUH) who are entering or returning to higher education. The guide discusses the common obstacles facing adult learners; ways to prepare an academic action plan; learning how to learn; becoming a self-directed learner; managing stress and time; dealing with math anxiety;…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Career Development, College Students
Download full textManzo, David A.; Ross-Gordon, Jovita – 1990
This study compared professional socialization outcomes in two groups of adult students in part time Masters of Social Work programs, 44 with an undergraduate degree in social work and at least 1 year of relevant work experience, and 26 with undergraduate degrees and work experience in other fields. Subjects were given three measures of attitudes…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Change, Career Development, College Outcomes Assessment
Davies, Pat; Parry, Gareth – 1993
This book focuses on the past, present, and future of the national framework for the recognition of access courses in the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 is an introduction that discusses framework studies and framework features. Chapter 2 is a review of the bodies appointed to plan and oversee the scheme at the center, including an examination of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Students
Cook, Michael S. – 1983
As part of the School Action Effectiveness Study, 406 Milwaukee inner-city, unemployed dropout youths were surveyed seven months after intake into an employment counseling and placement center. Personality characteristics were assessed at intake. At follow-up, personality characteristics, employment and schooling status, and self-reported police…
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Delinquency, Dropouts, Employment Level
Thomas, Terry, Ed. – 1986
This resource handbook was designed to assist constituent school district personnel with the critical issues of student absenteeism and dropouts. From July 1982 through February 1983 and in May 1986, members of the Oakland County (Michigan) Attendance/Dropout Task Force met with educational and community agency personnel, graduating high school…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Administrator Attitudes, Attendance, Dropout Attitudes
Littrell, Doris P. – 1986
The Liberal Studies Seminar (LSS) at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri is described. The University Without Walls (UWW) program was initiated in the early 1970s to provide baccalaureate degrees for adults for whom traditional college attendance was not an option. As part of the original consortium, Stephens expanded its mission as a women's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, College Students, Continuing Education
Durnovo, Maya – 1988
Designed to assist women attending Houston Community College (HCC) through periods of transition in their lives, this resource manual provides exercises and offers information related to retraining, self-assessment, and career redirection to help women find fulfilling careers. First, background is provided on HCC's Women's Support Services, an…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Females, Job Search Methods
Sherman, Pamela; And Others – 1982
Women who reenter college after years of work or family responsibilities were compared to women with similar backgrounds who do not reenter school on measures of fear of success and achievement anxiety. A questionnaire designed to determine reentry status, age, socioeconomic standing, facilitating and debilitating anxiety, and fear of success was…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Need, Adult Students, Anxiety
Eliason, Nancy Carol – 1981
Female participation continues to increase in postsecondary vocational education and the labor market. This growth has paralleled increased funding under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 for sex-equity related research and demonstration activities. Funding has not, however, kept pace with needs of institutions trying to ensure equal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Opportunities, Educational Research
Wolfe, Mary L.; Sands, Rosetta F. – 1981
An experiment was conducted at the University of Maryland at Baltimore to determine if performances would differ for registered nurses enrolled in a baccalaureate program in nursing depending on whether they participated in a flexible clinical scheduling (FLEX) program or in the traditional (non-FLEX) program. Fifty-four students took part in the…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Course Organization, Educational Methods, Flexible Scheduling
Trivisonno, Ann M. – 1982
Designed specifically for adult students in continuing studies, the sequence of core courses described in this paper reflects an interdisciplinary approach to humanities instruction that places the writing process within the broader context of critical thinking and liberal arts core instruction. The paper describes two course levels: the one entry…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, Classroom Techniques, College English
Apps, Jerold W. – 1981
Designed for college instructors and administrators, this 14-chapter monograph discusses the education of adult learners who are returning to school and working toward undergraduate or advanced degrees. Chapter I examines the number of adults who are returning to college, trends since 1945, and the information sources used in preparing the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, College Instruction, College Students
Beausang, Kenneth R. – 1976
Black Hawk College policies and programs were examined to determine their effectiveness in responding to the needs of returning women students, one of the most significant groups in the "new student" population. Literature was reviewed, college documents studied, key personnel were interviewed, and 225 women students aged 25 or older…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Students, Affirmative Action, Equal Education
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Center for Continuing Education for Women. – 1965
A CONFERENCE ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EMPHASIZED THE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELDS OF TEACHING, SOCIAL WORK, HEALTH SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND LIBRARY SCIENCE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS. THE MORNING ADDRESS DESCRIBED THE SARAH…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education Centers, Educational Counseling
