An Analysis of Selected Characteristics and Needs of Adult Undergraduate Students Attending Michigan State University, Fall Term, 1966.

Autor/in	Erickson, Mildred Brinkmeier
Institution	Michigan State Univ., East Lansing.
Titel	An Analysis of Selected Characteristics and Needs of Adult Undergraduate Students Attending Michigan State University, Fall Term, 1966.
Quelle	(1968), (233 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Programs; Adult Students; Age Differences; Doctoral Dissertations; Educational Needs; Females; Financial Support; Guidance Centers; Marital Status; Parent Background; Participant Characteristics; Questionnaires; Residential Patterns; Undergraduate Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Weibliches Geschlecht; Finanzielle Förderung; Guidance center; Counseling center; Counseling centers; Beratungsstelle; Familienstand; Elternhaus; Fragebogen; Wohnsituation; Grundstudium
Abstract	The study aimed at collecting information about the characteristics and perceived needs of adult undergraduates, especially those at Michigan State University in the fall term, 1966. A questionnaire was developed and an opportunity was given for open-ended responses from the students. The study was made of a portion of the total data collected. Of 520 responses to the questionnaire, 494 were analyzed, and an additional analysis was made of 225 open-ended responses. Findings showed that there were more males returning for undergraduate education; the females were older; more of the females were married, widowed, or divorced; the adults were usually satisfied with their lives and jobs; they tended to come from small population areas and non-college parental backgrounds; their spouses tended to have some college education, but more male spouses had done graduate work; they tended to come from middle class backgrounds. Some needs emphasized were: financial aid, curricular and academic improvement, special adult facilities, and improvement in housing, counseling, enrollment, and registration. (author/nl)
Anmerkungen	University Microfilms, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106 (Order No. 68-17,078, MF $3.05, Xerography $10.60)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC