Connections: Adult Learners and the Evolving University. Proceedings of the Annual Alliance/ACE Conference (19th, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 21-23, 1999).

This collection of 38 papers has as its focus adult learners, and covers a wide range of topics including: electronic peer networks; workplace training (in Australia); health professional accreditation; students with disabilities; vertically integrated courses; balancing instructional modes through journal writing and student collaboration; on-line communities for distance learning; building technology skills in adult learners; distance learning opportunities and challenges; barriers to adult undergraduate education; "learners" and the learning process; strategies for evaluating on-line materials; educational persistence among nontraditional graduate students; Web-based distance learning graduate programs; graduate education; integrating multidimensional research and multimedia for conventional and nonconventional students; working with virtual students; ethical issues in academic mentoring; academic discourse and culture-centered context; quality citations and imposter sites; citizens forums; teaching with technology; adult learning and motivation in accelerated courses; instruction for culturally diverse students; quality learning and instruction in hyperspace; on-line orientation for new faculty; and student and faculty learning experiences with Web courses. (Most papers include references.) (CH)