Discusses the difficulties of defining and developing career education. (RK)

Describes work experience project for low income adults. Counselors had little experience, little training in interviewing or statistics, and inadequate supervision. (Author)

Attempts to define and meet the needs of adults being served by Adult Basic Education programs. (Author/LF)

The author describes the structure of adult education programs in Australia and their efforts to, and methods of, recruiting teachers. He outlines the qualities and qualifications sought in adult education teachers. (JB)

An account of the recent televised mass adult education project, Project Multi-Media," in Quebec, Canada. Experience in one area of Quebec indicates that it works. Whether the program will work on a province-wide scale is yet to be seen. (Author/JB)

Discussed are the conference's "three main aspects: (a) defining the role of radio and television in rural areas at both school and adult levels; (b) studying the adaptation of programme method and content in the rural context; (c) examining the training of broadcasters for educational purposes. (Author/LS)

Adult education has drawn relatively small amounts of money and skill away from the Latin American government's obsessive concern with primary schooling. But its share of educational resources is increasing rapidly, particularly in literacy and agricultural extension. (SSH)

Discusses various approaches, successful and unsuccessful, used to stimulate adult education broadcasts from community radio stations in New Zealand. (Author/JJD)

The elderly are a significant proportion of the population of the United Kingdom and have as much right to learn as any other age group. Therefore, their needs and interests must be understood in order that an appropriate response may be made. This research highlights some of their needs. (SSH)

Offers a selective list of examples of types of media that are now available for use in religious education for adults. Materials for the following program areas are discussed: planning, parish renewal, human and spiritual development, prayer and worship, Bible study and prayer, and justice education. (Author/LLS)

Describes how videotape recording (VTR) technology was used in a short and intensive instructional training program for prospective Peace Corps instructors. Results show the effectiveness of VTR technology for providing feedback in instructor training. (CS)

Full disclosure of ingredients on food, drugs, and cosmetic labels is really non-disclosure where the chemical formulation has no common name or where one generic name covers a variety of formations. The Food and Drug Administration offers suggestions for adult education programs in consumer awareness, understanding compound nomenclature, and…

This historical and contemporary review of adult educational development in Romania focuses on legislation, government role, the adult education system, formal adult education, and vocational adult education. (WL)