This collection of papers presented at an institute on public libraries and adult services at the University of Michigan contains a tribute to Professor Rose Vainstein (retiring Margaret Mann Professor of Library Science at the University), an institute program schedule, and a set of essays and discussions on the theme of the institute. The essays…

This document contains 20 papers on lifelong education presented at a conference on aging. The papers, grouped into themes of trends and implications, resourceful roles (students and learners, teachers and mentors) and an agenda for the future, include the following: "Demographic Potential and the Quiet Revolution" (Opening Remarks by Robert A.…

This issue contains extracts from twenty-one country reports and case studies presented to the Unesco Regional Seminar on Adult Education and Development in Bangkok, November 24-December 4, 1980. The excerpts have an emphasis on innovations in adult education in the region. Countries and programs discussed include (1) community…

This proceedings consists of addresses, concurrent sessions, and other materials to address challenges facing continuing educators who must embrace the rapid pace of change while holding on to the strengths and values from the past that form the foundations of continuing higher education. Part 1 presents three addresses: "Scholarship, Service, and…

This booklet addresses the growing importance of health in adult learning and the interest in joint action. Section 1 describes the context, one in which substantial, but unevenly spread, progress has been made in improving global health. Section 2 examines the social aspects of health and explains how what is defined as health or sickness depends…

This document is a summary of the proceedings of a symposium that was attended by more than 100 adult literacy practitioners, researchers, and government officials in Ontario (Canada). The largest part of the document consists of summaries of the issues and policy/program options discussed in relation to the following aspects of adult literacy…

The goals, services, and administration of North Shore Community College's (NSCC) Center for Alternative Studies (CAS) were the subject of the workshop described in this report, which was conducted by the National Council of Community Services and Continuing Education. After the workshop's agenda is presented, the text is provided of CAS Director…

Proceedings are presented of the second annual Lifelong Learning Conference, which was designed to build interagency linkages. Papers included deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, adult basic education, and research methodology. Each…

A group of 10 men and women representing Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and North America met in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 1986 to form a training network. During the conference, the 10 representatives met together and in small groups to (1) identify and discuss some of the training programs that are…

Highlights are presented of a national conference conducted to share specific models for community college programs for older adults and to devise financial and political strategies to ensure the continuation of these programs. After discussing the conference design, the report presents a summary of Bentley Lipscomb's keynote address on the…

The document includes these presentations: "Minority Voices" (Mora); "Reflections of Outstanding Adult Learners" (Paulk, Stwyer, Torres); "Ethical and Quality Issues in Continuing Higher Education" (Sweeney); "Vision 2000: Guess Who's Coming to the Classroom?" (McCloud); and "Beyond Management:…

This document reports, in narrative format, the proceedings of a conference in Sweden attended by more than 40 adult educators from around the world to discuss aid to education in developing nations. The report describes the conference's two main objectives: (1) to exchange experiences about financing and supporting adult education in the…

This document contains 35 papers and 4 symposia/poster sessions presented at a Canadian conference on the study of adult education. The following papers are among those included: "Adult Education on the Internet: New Dawn Breaking or Sky Falling?" (Archer); "'Shapeshifting': Negotiating Identity in First Nations Adult…

These proceedings contain 40 presentation papers, four alternate papers, and seven symposia from the Twenty-Second Adult Education Research Conference. The 44 papers report on research, research problems, and research possibilities, including comparison of student performance in two curricular approaches, trust in small groups, overcoming…

The impact of urbanization and industrialization on adult education in East and Southeast Asia was the subject of a conference attended by thirty-five East Asian adult educators and scholars. Conference objectives included the following: to identify the impact of industrial development in urban and rural communities and the related problems of…