Survey of University Adult Education in The
REPORT RESUMES ED 013 405 AC 001 440 SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATIONIN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF NEW YORK. BY.. ELLWOOD, CAROLINE NEW YORK UNIV., N.Y., SCH. OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PUB DATE 31 JUL 67 EDRS PRICE MF.-.$0.75 HC..q6.64 166P. DESCRIPTORS*UNIVERSITY EXTENSION, *ADULT EDUCATORS, *URBAN AREAS, *ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS; *HIGHEREDUCATION, WDMENS EDUCATION, NONCREDIT COURSES, EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, EVENING COLLEGES, COMMUNITYCOLLEGES, PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, SURVEYS, EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND, TEACHER EXPERIENCE, TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR RELATIONSHIP,URBAN EDUCATION, DEGREES (TITLES), NEW YORK CITY, THIS SURVEY CC UNIVERSITY -LEVEL ADULT CREDIT ANDNON CREDIT COURSES COVERS OVER 30 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESIN GREATER NEW YORK.-.LARGELY EVENING COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. AN HISTORICAL REVIEW PORTRAYS THE GROWTH OF LIBERAL ADULT EDUCATIONSINCE THE FOUNDING OF CCCfER UNION IN 1059. A SURVEY OF ADULT EDUCATORS SHCUED LARGELY NONPROFESSIONAL, PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND A NEED FORMORE INSERVICE TRAINING AND CLOSER COMMUNICATION WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER FACULTY. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE- -A CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NEW YORK, CCORDINATED SELF-STUDY SY ALL UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION DIVISIONS,JOINT PLANNING TO DETERMINE FUTURE AREAS OF CONCERN, SEMINARS FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS, CONTINUING EDUCATION ON URBAN PROBLEMS, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS TD UPGRADE THE EDUCATION AND SCCIAL AWARENESS OF DISADVANTAGED ADULTS. ALSO NOTED ARE 15 PROGRAMS PRIMARILY FOR womm 20 PROJECTS IN NEW YORK STATE UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AND SIX SPECIAL DEGREE PROGRAMS. (THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES NUMEROUS CHARTS AND TABLES AND 33 INSTITUTIONAL PROFILES.) (LY) -,}0/K5.10 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCEDEXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE POINTS Of VIEW OR OPINIONS Lrt PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATINGIT.
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