Continuing education for clergy is examined in terms of participation rates and factors, with data based on the 1974 Clergy Support Study. The Study surveyed 19 key American Protestant denominations with results from 4,635 clergy usable for analysis. A systematic examination of the influence on continuing education program participation discusses:…

Systematic guidelines for evaluating programs in adult basic education are presented in the document. Program activities in adult basic education involve four main levels of activity (classroom, local, State, and Federal), each of which can profit from appropriately focused evaluation. Patterns of association among personnel and activities are…

The document examines the need to develop and implement more adequate evaluation methods for broad-aimed adult education programs, and presents some suggestions. Broad-aimed adult education programs are described as those which seek to affect the quality of the learners' lives through education and to help learners cope more effectively with their…

The 1976 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE) summarizes council activities and recommendations on problems in the following areas: (1) parent/early childhood education, (2) program/administrative review, (3) adult education clearinghouse, and (4) State advisory councils. Recommendations for the reorganization…

Concepts on adult education development at the international level are discussed as a basis for the formulation of an international draft recommendation on the development of adult education among member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The document is divided into four parts. The first part…

The survey explored the informational, educational, and cultural interests of older people in the Schoolcraft College area to determine what kinds of programs were of most interest to them. A one-page large print questionnaire was administered by a staff person except in the cases where a copy of the questionnaire had been made available through a…

First, the report reviews the history of Federal adult education legislation from the Federal Adult Education Act in 1966 through that of 1970 and presents the accomplishments and problems during those years. Second, the council suggests additions to the proposed Adult Education Act of 1974 concerning program administration, organization, funding,…

The report presents statistical information based on responses to questionnaires from 227 higher education institutions which represent 61.6 percent of the Association of Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) members and 93.3 percent of National University Extension Association members (NUEA). The report categorizes respondents according to…

In the course of his work and travels in the Third World and as a result of his studies in the philosophy of education, the author of this book evolved a theory for the education of illiterates, especially adults, based on the conviction that every human being, no matter how "ignorant" or submerged in the "culture of silence," is capable of…

The Wyoming State Department of Education interviewed as many students as could be contacted who had enrolled in any of the Adult Basic Education programs in the state between fiscal 1966 and 1968. Respondents had a generally favorable attitude toward the programs and most expressed a desire for further study. Little change in reading habits was…

This pamphlet, for use by architects and local school officials, offers assistance in the preparation of plans for new buildings and in making adult education facilities more suitable and usable in existing buildings. Sections are included on various aspects of planning for administrative areas, instructional areas, outdoor facilities, heating and…

This summary of data on adult basic education has been compiled from annual reports filed with the U.S. Office of Education by each State, the District of Columbia, and participating outlying areas. The report presents statistics on adult basic education enrollments, student characteristics, completions, separations, teachers, classroom…

The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as a uniform system for measuring and recognizing individual participation in informal learning situations. The CEU may be easily applied to all formats of post secondary education which have a legitimate sponsor and a responsible and knowledgeable person as instructor. Education on a continuing basis…

This is the final report to be issued with a 1956 grant to the City Colleges of Chicago for the development of instructional television. The 18 years of the TV College's operation are covered under the following topics: (1) Making the Walls Fall, (2) The Overall View, (3) Education Continuing--and Available, (4) Students and Teachers, (5) Getting…

Data from programs which participated in a study of lifelong learning programs in the United States are contained in this volume. A directory of 949 reporting adult education programs is followed by statistical tables with results from promotion questionnaires. Institutions are compared by size and type. (RS)