Educational Needs of the Elderly [microform] : Their Relationships to Educational Institutions. Final Report / Robert E. Sarvis
- Bib ID:
- 5242661
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Sarvis, Robert E
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED075717
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1973
- 50 p.
- Summary:
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Results are reported of a study made in Washington State to (1) discover educational constraints of the elderly, (2) identify the scope of educational opportunities and planning by community colleges, and (3) assess on-going programs. Questionnaires and interviews were utilized to obtain opinions of and data about urban and rural elderly citizens concerning their education and educational expectations. In addition, questionnaires were used to collect data from 22 community colleges, and 8 community college administrators were interviewed. The results of the study were compared with a pilot program conducted by Edmonds Community College at two senior centers. From the results of the study, it is concluded that: (1) while the educational needs of the elderly are as diverse as those of other age groups, the intensity of those needs is considerably dimished; (2) older persons share a common need to reevaluate what contributive channels remain open to them; (3) older persons who attend a multipurpose senior center on a regular basis place high values upon the center's activities in which they play a contributing role; and (4) courses which require a minimal tuition charge (e.g., one dollar per credit hour) are valued higher than those for which there is no charge. The study also shows that the choice by administrators of courses thought to be popular with the elderly is quite different from those expressed by the elderly. Appendices provide the Questionnaire, Interview Guide, Inventory of Abilities/Disabilities, Survey of State Community College Efforts, Sample Letter from Senior Citizen, Sample Course Offering, Elderly Needs, and Course Titles. (DB)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Educational Research and Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Regional Research Program.
- Contract Number: OEC-X-71-0029(057).
- Educational level discussed: Adult Education.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Edmonds Community Coll., Lynwood, WA
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- ERIC
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- Publication date:
- 1973
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