In California, ABE 321/326 provides funding for supplemental local assistance grants for Adult Basic Education (ABE), English as a Second Language (ESL), and ESL/Citizenship. This report presents findings and recommendations from the 1997-98 Adult Basic Education (ABE) 321/326 survey questionnaire developed by the Comprehensive Adult Student…

This document synthesizes the findings of case studies of career guidance and advice for adults in the European Union. Section 1 examines the problems of helping the following groups: marginalized individuals in need of vocational or social (re)integration; individuals in the process of becoming marginalized, individuals who appear to be…

Dean Troutt leads the College of Liberal Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and makes a cogent argument for continuing studies for our nation's adults. (Editor)

The parent role combines direct teaching and environment creation; parent education (a specialized branch of adult education) can be seen not as a mere directive process, but as a powerful catalyst towards a general self-education which becomes integral with permanent education, as a training for a continuing process of adaptation. (Author/AJ)

Described a program of educational training, aimed at increasing the job skills and professionalism of all county jail and city lockup correctional personnel in the state of Michigan. (Author/RK)

Kirkwood Community College, Iowa, set up course on drugs for local adults and school teachers. Objective was a continuing, effective community program to control drug abuse. Course content and experience of participants are outlined here. (PD)

Special issue devoted to foreign language instruction in adult education. (WB)

This article discusses the factors which influenced participation of adult farmers in educational programs and the factors which may have influenced changes in farming programs of the participants. These factors included size of farm operations, farm income, participation in farming, and community activities and sources of technical information.…

Second careers are examined from an organizational viewpoint, and new directions for education-work policy, suggested by a unique second career program of the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic controllers, are explored. Focus is on age, organizational and training factors, and community involvement. (Author/JMD)

Elderhostel, modeled on the youth hostels of Europe, is a national nonprofit organization offering older adults a week-long learning experience at any one of a national network of participating colleges and universities. The history and reasons for its success are described, along with a profile of its participants and an optimistic projection of…

Discusses adult and continuing education programs in the public school district and the use of these programs to engender community support for the school in passing school budgets. Gives examples of efforts in Scotia-Glenville Central Schools, Scotia, New York: various evening classes, career guidance services, and teacher in-service credit…

Future Directions for a Learning Society is a program being conducted by the College Board with funds from the Exxon Corporation to study, plan, demonstrate, and develop new services in the area of adult, lifelong, recurrent, and continuing education. The initiatives and strategic actions of the program are outlined. (JMF)

Suggests alternatives to traditional methods of "dispensing" higher education to lifelong learners, focusing on changing teacher responsibilities, older college students, crediting experiential learning, extending services to private and public agencies, and learning contracts. Cites two examples of using contract learning. (JM)

The failure-success ratio for older adults returning to complete university programs is three to one. Only 25 percent of unprepared adults make a C average. The cost of running remediation programs and duplication of efforts with other institutions raises questions for universities trying to be all things to all people. (Author)