Reviews adult education in relation to the social movements of 1960s and 1970s and the narrowing focus in the recessionary 1980s. Highlights two trends in Canadian adult education: further vocationalization and a shift from institutions to independent adult learning. (SK)

This paper starts with the founding of UNESCO and the fundamental belief that humanitarian, social and political deficits in given societies can be corrected by means of education. The history of the UNESCO International Conferences on Adult Education (Elsinore, Montreal, Tokyo, Paris and Hamburg, 1949-1997) demonstrates the changes in perceptions…

Describes the life and work of Father James J. Tompkins, a Canadian Catholic priest who preached "think, study, act"--social vision proceeding to group enlightenment leading to social action. (SK)

The ideological shift by nation-states to "a knowledge-based economy" (also referred to as "knowledge-based society") is causing changes in the workplace. Brought about by the forces of globalisation and technological innovation, the ideologies of the "knowledge-based economy" are not limited to influencing the…

The various types of community colleges in Canada result from geographic factors. That is, each province has adopted different systems of community colleges. (MF)

Popular education contributes to democracy by helping people respond to the demands of a society in the midst of evolution, by turning the right to learn into a reality, and by being a tool for personal development and community growth. (SK)

The Littoral et Vie website (http://umoncton.ca/littoral-vie) uses the Healthy Cities approach to provide information to and collect opinions of citizens on environmental issues in a Canadian region. The process of website development yielded lessons for design and implementation of similar sites. (SK)

Presents a history of four phases of Canadian adult education: (1) agrarian radicalism, 1910-1945; (2) women's organizations and community development sites; (3) adult education and the crisis of democracy, 1929-1945; and (4) community building in Nova Scotia, 1954-1957. (SK)

Critical environmental adult education brings together the philosophies of adult, popular, feminist, and indigenous education to examine the causes of environmental crisis, conduct sociopolitical analysis, foster connections with nature, link the global and the local, stimulate reflection, and motivate action. (SK)

An analysis of the research in adult education undertaken in the 1960's in Quebec Province found the majority to be short term studies low in scientific theory and financially supported by sponsors who determine the direction and objectives. (The article is in French; an English abstract is appended.) (AJ)

A survey of British Columbia correctional personnel (69% response) and interviews with 22 participants and 56 nonparticipants in prison education programs found support for the value of literacy education and for incentives for attendance, as well as a need for standards and policy on every inmate's right to learn. (SK)

This paper describes an adult learning project to revitalise the traditional Inuit art of weaving grass baskets. The participants involved in the project, all older women who speak an indigenous first language (Inuktitut) and who have limited experience with formal education, largely on their own initiative, undertook the process of successfully…

Is there really a connection between "adult education" and "peace" today: or are many of today's adult educators so busy they are not interested in the big issues of the day? Or is it perhaps that concerns about "world peace" appear to be too remote to be influenced by adult education initiatives? The purpose of this…

This study examines the role of adult education in bringing about social change through community development initiatives at a grassroots organisation called SUCCESS (United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society), an immigrant community organisation in Vancouver, Canada. It adopts a case study approach. The study focuses on the historical…