Here are some links for Educators, check out our Student Links and Student Home Page also.

• New! American Association for Adult and Continuing Education: http://www.aaace.org/
  "Adult education organization dedicated to being the leading source in the field of adult learning." Publishers of Adult Learning and Adult Education Quarterly.

• American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation: http://www.aahea.org/
  Renamed/reorganized recently. (Formerly just AAHE.) Several forms on quality improvement and accreditation assessments are available online for free. The former AAHE Bulletin is no longer available online -- check your library, or some articles are sprinkled throughout the web, and at ERIC below.

• American Association of State Colleges and Universities: http://www.aascu.org/
  Has good information on state budgets and other interesting topics as well as a listing of upcoming events.

• New! Change magazine: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/change/
  "The magazine of higher learning" published six times a year with editorial leadership provided by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/
  National weekly newspaper journal for faculty and administrators. Website updated daily.

• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center): http://www.eric.ed.gov/
  This archive really jumps around. Now located on a government server, ERIC archive is a clearinghouse of educational articles, abstracts and information about education. Look for the Adult and Continuing Education Archive.

• New! Commission on Adult Basic Education: http://www.coabe.org/
  Not just for basic education, but also workforce development.

• Counseling, Adult and Higher Education: http://www.cedu.niu.edu/cahe/
  Courtesy of the Northern Illinois University, College of Education. May find some useful info here, but aimed at students in their CAHE program.

• Internet Master - The Adult Learner: http://outreach.missouri.edu/imaster/adult.html
  From University of Missouri, an interesting chart on adult learner experiences. Part of their Internet Master learning/teaching volunteer program.

• Learning Resources Network (LERN) Internet Information Services: http://www.lern.org/
  "The leading training and consulting service in lifelong learning."

• The Lumina Foundation for Education: http://www.luminafoundation.org/
  Based in Indiana, the Lumina Foundation is a great resource for current trends in post-secondary education. A sample article on financial aid barriers to college and unequal access for minoritiescan be found here. and, a great article titled "What We Know about Access, Persistence, and Success for Adult Learners in Postsecondary Education: A Review of Contemporary Literature"

• New! National Institute of Adult Continuing Education Adults Learning: http://www.niace.org.uk/Publications/Periodicals/AdultsLearning
  Journal for educators and policymakers in the field of adult learning. Part of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education based in the UK. See also their Briefing Sheets in the Information Services section.

• National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition: http://www.sc.edu/fye/
  The people at the University of South Carolina who put on the popular conferences have created this web resource. Make sure to visit their publications page, especially their Monograph index.

• Sallie Mae: http://www.salliemae.com/
  Sallie Mae, the large lending organization, has a great website filled with current statistics, trends and information. Searching on "Adult Student" or "Non-traditional" will bring up a few very interesting news items.

  

• University of Maryland University College Educator Resources: http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/irahe/links.html
  A list of resources focused on adults in higher education. Links to a couple of specific ERIC clearinghouses.

Conferences:

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updated: April 15, 2008