The development of lifelong education in England has been slow due to the dualist educational philosophy characteristic of the English middle and upper classes. The two governing characteristics of British adult education have been its predominant concentration of provision for the working classes and its preoccupation with the liberalizing role…

This bibliography on continuing education is taken primarily from a more extensive bibliography. Entries consist almost entirely of non-annotated listings of books, periodicals, series publications, and Federal laws. (KM)

A report identifying major institutions providing educational opportunities for adults and indicating financial implications of their annual provision is given. Part I includes objectives, methods, problems and recommendations. Part II contains descriptions of activities of each of the Ministries and organizations providing adult education in…

Adult continuing education instructional activities in higher education are and will continue to become even more difficult to describe and define. The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education Program Classification Structure, designed to provide a consistent means of identifying and organizing the activities of higher education in a…

THIS DOCUMENT SUGGESTS CONCEPTS TO USE IN COUNSELING INDIAN YOUTHS AND ADULTS, AND RECOMMENDS WAYS TO UTILIZE THOSE CONCEPTS. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIALIZATION ARE DISCUSSED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON HELPING THE INDIAN TO UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN CULTURE AND GUIDING HIM TOWARD A VOCATION. (CL)

This report presents results of an interview study made by the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC), a program of The National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA). Thirty Centers were selected for on-site study. The criterion was a program directed to older adults, meeting at least once weekly on a regularly scheduled basis and providing some…

A group of adults were tested before and after witnessing a space science education presentation; a significant difference was found between the pre- and post-tests of their understanding and awareness of space activities. (MLH)

Author examined ways of including music in adult education programs. He referred to working with adult beginners as a "new frontier" for the profession. (Editor/RK)

Once synonymous with tent lectures and spread eagle oratory, the Chautauqua Movement was the pop culture of its day and as such shaped American attitudes toward education and culture. Today, Chautauqua is an education center, a forum for theological and philosophical inquiry, an arts festival, and a vacation resort. (Author/MA)

Researchers initiated a pilot program to develop techniques of assessing previous art background, arts and humanities preferences, leisure time patterns, preferences for certain presentation techniques, and previous, postsecondary educational experiences of elderly participants. Researchers prepared arts and humanities programs specifically…

The Greater Cleveland External Degree Center is a nonprofit counseling organization and one of the most successful operations in the relatively new field called "educational brokering". Three brokerage services are described and a number of other large brokers listed. These educational brokers are middlemen in the field of adult…

Defines functional illiteracy and offers statistics on the prevalence of illiteracy among various groups in the United States. Advocates a central role for community colleges in linking programs and resources addressing illiteracy, acknowledging constraints limiting the colleges' ability to combat the problem. (DMM)

The Read Illinois project was launched by the Illinois State Library in 1981 to initiate adult service efforts to promote appreciation of the state's literary heritage. The program draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers, and booksellers by organizing literary activities for adults and young…

This article looks at multiple barriers to low-income adults as learning participants and successful ways of overcoming such barriers. (Author/SSH)

Describes the evaluation process as it was applied at the Life Office Management Association (LOMA)-the first organization to have a nationally conducted adult education program evaluated. Information about other noncollegiate sponsored programs for college credit is also provided. (ABM)