A pilot test of the National Campaign in Co-operative Member Education was carried out in Tanzania in 1970. The test objectives were to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the Campaign administrative organization, and (2) learn how to organize such a campaign. Held during Adult Education Year, the Campaign covered three subjects: Produce Marketing,…

In an address given at the Annual Conference of the Universities Council for Adult Education, the speaker compared the two Government reports on Adult Education in Britain in the light of the composition of their committees, and more especially in terms of the educational setting of the two reports. (SA)

Discussion of adult education in India, its orientation, objectives, programs, agencies, guidelines for operation, problems and misconceptions. (ABM)

The Russell Report on adult Education in England and Wales is reviewed. (MS)

In preparation for the Third World Conference in Adult Education, the chaptrs of this report are based on Unesco's questionnaire. It is, therefore, not an exhaustive account of the period 1960-1970. The report discusses the following topics: National Education System; The Board of Adult Education; Financing; Methodology; and Personnel for Training…

The main features of the Soviet system of continuous education are described. Objectives include provision for the individual's overall development, inculcation in the young of an understanding of moral and civic responsibilities, filling society's needs for specialized personnel, and assurance of all adults' continuous vocational competence and…

Information related to the field of literacy is provided in this document. In the first part of the document, a directory of 30 libraries and information centers that maintain a collection of materials and documents in the field of literacy, adult education, and related fields, such as education, vocational training, community development, social…

Following a discussion of the historical background of the United Kingdom's education system and a brief description of its government department and agencies concerned with vocational education and training, this bulletin describes the United Kingdom's present vocational training provisions. Content is presented in 11 sections under the following…

A comprehensive report on the approximately 100 Office of Education programs is provided in this evaluation of the programs for FY 1971. The status of the evaluation function itself is briefly discussed; a general overview is made of the effectiveness of the Office of Education programs; and short evaluation reports are provided for each of the…

This report is a digest of a larger work, "Developments in Paid Leave of Absence," a report including case studies and analysis of the collective experience of nine European countries and the United States with paid educational leave. Section I defines paid educational leave as "leave given to an employee for educational purposes…