Current Needs in Adult Education Research

Adult Education, summer issues since 1955 contain yearly listings of research studies. Spring issues have listings of adult education dissertations.

Bennis Warren , Benne Kenneth , and Chin Robert The Planning of Change, N. Y., Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1961.

Berelson Bernard , and Steiner Gary A. Human Behavior: An Inventory of Scientific Findings, New York, Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 1964.

Birren James Handbook of Aging and the Individual, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1959.

Booth Alan , and Knox Alan B. Diffusion of Innovation and Adult Education, (Abstracts of research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Office of Adult Education Research, 1964 (mimeographed).

Brunner Edmund deS , and Associates. An Overview of Adult Education Research, Chicago, Adult Education Association, 1959.

Burns Hobart W. (ed.). Sociological Backgounds of Adult Education, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1964, 169 p.

Carey James T. Forms and Forces in University Adult Education, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1961, pp. 229.

Clark Burton R. Adult Education in Transition, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1956.

Corey Stephen Action Research, New York, Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1953.

Daigneault George H. Decision Making in the University Evening College, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, February 1963.

Davis James A. Great Books and Small Groups, New York, The Free Press of Glencoe, 1961, 237 pp.

DeGroat Fannie M. Elements That Seem to Contribute to Successful Adult Education Programs in Selected Public Schools in the State of New York, Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Cornell University, 1952.

Duncan James , and Kreitlow Burton “Selected Cultural Characteristics and the Acceptance of Educational Practices and Programs,” Rural Sociology, December. 1954.

Foundation Directory, New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 1960.

Freeman Linton C. , and Associates. Local Community Leadership, Syracuse, N. Y., University College of Syracuse University, 1960 (Adult Education Paper No. 15).

Freeman Linton C. , and Associates. Metropolitan Decision-Making, Syracuse, N. Y., University College of Syracuse University, 1962 (Adult Education Paper No. 28).

Gage N. L. (ed.). Handbook of Research on Teaching, Chicago, Rand McNally, 1963, 1218 pp.

Griffith William S. A Growth Model of Institutions of Adult Education, Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Education, University of Chicago, 1963 (A summary, entitled “The Changing Adult Education Agency” is scheduled for publication in the Spring 1965 Issue of Adult Education.)

Griffiths Daniel E. (ed.). Behavioral Science and Educational Administration, Chicago, National Society for the Study of Education, 1964.

Hare Paul A. Handbook of Small Group Research, New York, The Free Press of Glencoe, 1962.

Havighurst Robert J. “The Social Competence of Middle-Aged People,” Genetic Psychology Monographs, 56: 297–373, second half, November 1957.

Havighurst Robert , and Orr Betty Adult Education and Adult Needs, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1956.

Hill Richard J. A Comparative Study of Lecture and Discussion Methods, White Plains, N. Y.: The Fund for Adult Education, 1960.

Holden John B. Factors Relating to the Financial Support of Continuing Education as Revealed by a Study of Selected Michigan Communities, Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Ohio State University, 1955.

Houle Cyril O. The Inquiring Mind, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1961.

Johnstone John W. C. , and Rivera Ramon Volunteers for Learning, Chicago, Aldine Press, February 1965.

Knox Alan B. “Adult Education Agency Clientele Analysis,” Review of Educational Research, June 1965.

Knox Alan B. The Audience for Liberal Adult Education, Chicago: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1962, 42 pp.

Knox Alan B. Research Arrangements Within University Adult Education Divisions, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1963, 38 pp.

Knox Alan B. , and Sjogren Douglas “Achievement and Withdrawal in University Adult Education Classes,” Adult Education, Vol. XV, No. 2, Winter 1964.

Knox Alan B. , and Sjogren Douglas “Research on Adult Learning,” Adult Education, Vol. XV, No. 3, Spring 1965.

Knox Alan B. , and Videbeck Richard “Adult Education and Adult Life Cycle,” Adult Education, 13: 102–121; Winter 1963.

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Affiliation (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1961, 9 pp. (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Education Methods (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1962, 26 pp., (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Education in Small Communities, (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1964, 49 pp. (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Learning, (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1961, 76 pp. (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Life Cycle, (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1962, 37 pp. (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Motivation to “Participate, (Abstracts of Research), Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1962, 33 pp. (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Adult Participation, (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, University of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1961, 48 pp. (mimeographed)

Knox Alan B. , and Associates. Continuing Legal Education, (Abstracts of Research) Lincoln, Uniyersity of Nebraska, Adult Education Research, 1964, 46 pp. (mimeographed)

Kreitlow Burton W. Relating Adult Education to Other Disciplines, (Report on Cooperative Research Project E-012) Madison, University of Wisconsin, 1964 (mimeographed)

Kuhlen Raymond G. (ed.). Psychological Backgrounds of Adult Education, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1963, Notes and Essays, No. 40 (The present address of CSLEA is 138 Mountfort St., Brook line, Mass. 02146)

Lewin Kurt “Group Decision and Social Change,” p. 197–211 in Readings in Social Psychology, MacLoby Newcomb , and Hartley (ed.) New York, Henry Holt and Co., 1958 (3rd edition)

Little Lawrence C. A Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations on Adults and Adult Education, Pittsburgh, Pa., Dept. of Religious Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1962, 82 pp.

Loomis Charles P. , and Associates. Rural Social Systems and Adult Education, East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State University Press, 1953.

Lorge Irving “Research Needs,” Adult Education, December 1950, p. 73–79.

National Agriculture Extension Center for Advanced Study. Cooperative Extension Administration-Suggested Areas for Research, Proceedings of the Research Planning Conference. Madison: The Center, University of Wisconsin, 1956.

Owens William A. Jr. “Age and Mental Abilities,” Genetic Psychology Mono graphs, 48: 3–54; 1953.

Kappa Phi Delta Research Studies in Education, Bloomington, Ind., (Doctoral studies underway and completed)

Review of Educational Research. Issues of Adult Education, Vol. XX, No. 3, June 1950; Vol. XXIII, No. 3, June, 1953; Vol. XXIX, No. 3, June, 1959; June 1965 (in press)

Rhyne Dwight C. “Variations on a Theme by Thorndike,” Adult Education, 12: 91–98; 1962.

Rogers Everett M. Diffusion of Innovations, New York, The Free Press of Glencoe, 1962, 367 pp.

Solomon Daniel , Bezdek William E. , and Rosenberg Larry Teaching Styles and Learning, Chicago, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1963, 164 pp.

Sorenson Herbert Adult Abilities, St. Paul, University of Minnesota Press, 1938.

Thorndike Edward L. Adult Learning, New York, Macmillan, 1928.

Tibbits Clark (ed.). Handbook of Social Gerontology, Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1960, 770 pp.

USDA. Review of Extension Research, available from Federal Extension Service, USDA, Wash., 25, D.C., yearly review, published in July.

Verner Coolie “Research-Based Publications, 1955,” Adult Education 6: 226–33; Summer 1956.

Verner Coolie , and Davis George S. Jr. “Completions and Drop-outs: A Review of Research,” Adult Education, 14: 157–176; Spring 1964.

Wientge King M. , and DuBois Philip H. Factors Associated with the Achievement of Adult Students, St. Louis, Adult Education Research Office, Washington University, 1964. (A research report submitted to Cooperative Research Branch, U.S. Office of Education on Project 1338).