After reviewing literature on the effect that varying instructional activities has on student achievement, this document describes an inservice program designed to help teachers develop skill in varying activities, an aspect of Domain I in the Texas Teacher Appraisal System. Information provided includes: (1) alternative resources; (2) time…

A partially annotated bibliography of literature dealing with folk schools throughout the world has been arranged under the following heading: (1) philosophical and historical material; (2) folk schools in social movements; (3) area and developmental studies; (4) methods and materials; and (5) related materials on popular education, social…

A total of 380 articles published during 1981 in 33 Czechoslovakian, Polish, East and West German, Bulgarian, Hungarian, American, British, and Soviet journals are annotated. The bibliography is divided into two main sections. Section 1, on the general didactics of geography, contains listings under the subcategories of didactics of geography,…

The literature review reported here was conducted to assess the state of knowledge and attitude of those writing about adult learning and education and to determine how terms were used in that body of literature. (The ultimate goal was development of a handbook of descriptors for use in communicating about learning opportunities for adults.) Focus…

This book presents a comprehensive examination of the nature and scope of the literature on adult education. It includes the historical perspective and interpretation necessary to understand links between the diverse and seemingly separate aspects of the field. The volume describes over 1,200 books, tracing the development of basic theories and…