Article reveals the different kinds of educational programs that are being used in Australia and New Zealand and suggests that England might implement some of them. (ML)

The author attempts to reflect accurately the present dichotomy in adult education many Australians feel between established institutions, especially universities, and the processes of change emanating from both government and ground-swell activity and need. A perpetual tug-of-war between "Federal" and "State" elements is…

After describing the political context and history of Australian adult education (termed, "depressing"), the author briefly discusses the reports, delivered or impending, of three government-sponsored committees on recommended future policy: on open tertiary education, on technical and further education, and on retraining. He predicts…

Describes an Australian university experiment providing adult students with an alternative to high school equivalency tests as an entry route to university studies. (EM)