Although administrators persist in preserving separate categories for "vocational" and "non-vocational" education, the dichotomy is increasingly being seen as irrelevant. The authors show how liberal education can play an important part even in specific training programs. (Author)

Describes a project designed to help handicapped people become more independent by providing them with relevant information and advice. (JOW)

Indicates some of the possibilities of using the BBC microcomputer to improve the administration and advertising potential of adult education centers. Discusses how the micro has been used for word processing, enrollment records, in-house administration, course advertising, and information service. (JOW)

Reports the findings of a study of local education authority provision for adults with an interest in personal computing. (JOW)

Provides an overview of recent developments of trade union education and examines some of the problems that have arisen. (JOW)

The author presents a number of innovative adult education projects which are being developed despite reduced budgets. These include the use of volunteers in language teaching, training for part-time teachers through a self-running staff development program, new course models, and a television program on entrepreneurship. (CT)

The author argues that the traditional defense of liberal adult education has always been inadequate and that, if adult education is to find its proper place among national priorities, then it will need new defenses and new forms of attack. (Author/CH)

Describes a process to help adults in local British churches consider and develop new patterns of Christian education in the context of mutual support. (Author)

Discusses the development of social and political education, specifically Peace Studies, in Great Britain. (JOW)

Argues that, as an important part of popular culture, jazz and pop music can be the basis for a rigorous and serious program of musical education. (Author)

Describes the establishment and progress of courses in peace studies, a controversial topic that falls well within the tradition of adult education. (JOW)

While education and the arts are not a cure for the problem of unemployment, they are a valuable countervailing influence to enforced idleness and a meaningful pursuit for leisure time. (SK)

Paid educational leave, although a recurrent topic of discussion, is not the highest priority in the concerns of British trade unions. In Italy, however, the trade unions have been largely instrumental in bringing about the introduction of "second chance" education extending beyond retraining. (Author)

The authors argue that incidental learning--learning that is picked up through social interaction--is an important learning resource, though it is often not recognized as such by learners. Emphasis is on education for the unemployed. (Author/CH)

The author asks whether adult education tutors for the Open University should undertake educational counseling of their students. He points out that most tutors would require some formal training in counseling before they would be qualified to do so. (Author/CH)