350 Ways Colleges are Serving Adult Learners.

Institution	College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Future Directions for a Learning Society.
Titel	350 Ways Colleges are Serving Adult Learners.
Quelle	(1979), (48 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Administrator Guides; Admission Criteria; Adult Counseling; Adult Education; Adult Programs; Adult Students; Catalogs; Colleges; Educational Practices; Faculty Recruitment; Financial Support; Higher Education; Marketing; Media Selection; Needs Assessment; Personnel Needs; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Student Financial Aid; Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Catalog; Catalogue; Catalogues; Katalog; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bildungspraxis; Finanzielle Förderung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Medienwahl; Bedarfsermittlung; Personnel requirement; Personalbedarf; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; University; Universität
Abstract	Designed for colleges and universities desiring to serve adult students, this booklet presents new practices that have been effective on campuses throughout the U.S. Listed are 350 practices reported in a telephone survey of approximately fifty representive institutions. The first of nine sections lists practices for assessing needs. Section 2, developing better programs and courses, presents practices for repackaged programs, novel courses and programs, and new learning formats. Faculty recruitment, training, and incentive practices are given in the third section. The fourth section on marketing programs presents practices in the areas of mailings, media selection, catalogs and descriptive booklets, and visual displays. Practices for revising admissions policies and registration innovations are listed in section 5. Section 6, providing support services and financial aid for students, suggests practices for increasing available funds and publicizing sources, lowering fees, counseling, and special services for adults. The seventh section on finding additional sources of funds for adult education is divided into sections on public funds, private funds, wise budgeting, and selling expertise and products. The final two sections list practices for strengthening institutional support for adult learning and evaluating programs and practices. (LRA)
Anmerkungen	The College Board, Publications Order Office, Box 2815, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 ($2.00; 20% discount for five or more copies)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01