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Simon, Pierre; Heft, Riva – 1988
These proceedings, presented in English and French, summarize a seminar on the present and future of adult education programs in Quebec. Six Quebec universities were represented. The conference was opened by Dr. Pierre Simon, who introduced the theme and rationale of the day-long workshop. Dr. Charles Bertrand welcomed the participants,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, College Programs
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion
Canadian Association for University Continuing Education, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1992
This document contains the following papers: "University Continuing Educators: Entrepreneurs or Social Activists" (Phyllis Cunningham); "Ambivalent Activists, Uneasy Enterprisers--and the Search for Truth" (Milton Stern); "Our Role as Change Agents" (Timothy Pyrch, Albert A. Einsiedel); "Entrepreneurial…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Change Strategies, College Faculty
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Center for the Study of the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
These proceedings contain 68 author-prepared abstracts of presentations given at the Seventh International Conference on the First-Year Experience, a 5-day conference that focused on the foundations for improving the undergraduate experience. The majority of the one- to two-page abstracts report on specific programs undertaken by colleges or…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Freshmen, College Programs, Cultural Awareness
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience and Students in Transition. – 1995
This booklet provides the program and abstracts of presentations given at the Fourth Canadian-American Conference on the First-Year Experience. It includes a list of the goals of the conference, sponsoring institutions, staff, and general information about the conference. The booklet then provides brief descriptions of the 51 sessions held over…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Instruction, College Programs, Enrollment Management
Greenland, Annette, Ed. – 1993
These proceedings contain the papers presented during the opening and closing panels of the 1993 annual conference of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE) as well as reports from the five special interest groups (SIGs) that met during the conference. The following papers/reports are included: "Opening Session: Introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Change Strategies, College Programs
Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Guelph (Ontario). – 1985
These proceedings contain 28 papers (20 in English and 8 in French), including the following: "Beyond Ideology: The Case of the Corporate Classroom" (Zinman); "De quelques dimensions paradoxales de l'education interculturelle" (Ollivier); "Ideology, Indoctrination and the Language of Physics" (Winchester);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Gillen, Marie A., Ed.; Sinnett, William E., Ed. – 1986
These proceedings contain 19 papers from 3 of 4 symposia on the theme of frontiers and futures of adult education. Abstracts appear at the beginning of the volume. The following papers are included: "Symposium: Frontiers and Futures in International Adult Education" (Draper, Kassam, Roberts); "The Meaning of Liberation in Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Bartram, Peter E., Ed. – 1984
These proceedings contain 24 papers in English and 3 papers in French: "Adult Education and the Social Sciences" (Draper); "Readability as Applied to an ABE (Adult Basic Education) Assessment Instrument" (Taylor, Wahlstrom); "Quality of Worklife: Adult Education Administrators Speak Out" (McKee, Murphy); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
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Human Resources Development Canada, Hull (Quebec). Office of Learning Technologies. – 1998
This document contains information from and about the Pan-Canadian Forum on Community Learning Networks (CLNs) that was conducted to identify existing and emerging needs of CLNs and identify emerging trends and issues related to CLNs. The document begins with a discussion of role played by CLNs in building a lifelong learning culture. Presented…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, College Programs
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment