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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of adult student participation in program planning on student achievement, retention, and attitude. Participants in two in-service groups at a North Carolina hospital were assigned to two experi mental classes. One class participated in planning its educational program; the second completed a course identical to the one planned by the first, but was given no opportunity to participate in planning the course objectives and design.

The results permitted three conclusions: (1) adult student participation in program planning appears to affect positively stu dent achievement; (2) no evidence was found to support the pre diction that participation in classroom planning positively influ ences retention of information; (3) given a situation where prior attitudes are not firmly fixed, participating in program planning may have considerable impact on attitudes of adult students.

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The Effect of Adult Student Participation in Program Planning On Achievement,Retention and Attitude

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