This project was an attempt to provide bilingual vocational education to elderly Franco-Americans on a cooperative basis among three Maine universities. Seventy-seven adult unemployed or underemployed Franco-Americans participated in a human services worker training program based on the Bangor-based certificate level curriculum in gerontology.…

Adult education courses were established in South Yorkshire County (Great Britain) as part of a plan to encourage public participation in the community's social affairs. The organization and planning of the courses, as well as an assessment of their impact, are discussed. (EC)

Adult education programs in higher education are being developed in various forms which have encouraged enrollment by a growing number of adults. An educational accounting system is being developed by the American Society for Training and Development to assess the learning achievements of adults participating in these programs. (EC)

Adult education presents opportunities to develop methods in food production which would accommodate improvements in agricultural productivity. (EC)

An adult career education model emphasizes life designing and the junctions of a "complete" adult educator. The major goal is to insure student comprehension of what they are doing in their schools and what they will seek to do upon departure from their schools. (Author/LH)

If schools respond to the challenge of declining enrollments with a clear and expanded sense of purpose, encompassing the concept of adult and lifelong learning, they may find opportunities which will ensure continuous renewal. (Author/SJL)

Describes the development, facilities, and curriculum of San Francisco's new Downtown Community College Center (a part of the San Francisco Community College District) which offers credit free, open-entry/open-exit classes with an emphasis on business skills; lower division college credit classes; and upper division university extension classes.…

Presents a summative evaluation of the Star Games, a participatory astronomy exhibit designed for public and school group visitors from age 13 to adult. Provides information about the effect of the exhibit on visitors and the attainment of its educational goals. (HM)

An open learning center designed to prepare students for the high school equivalency exam was developed, based on an analysis of the participation requirements of low-income adult learners. The setting, personnel, and mode of operation are discussed, and a flow chart of participant interaction is provided. (RAO)

The authors describe a starting point in spreading adult education to the lower classes--a community education program in a large housing project in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which involved working class mothers in discussions of child development. (MF)

Britain's three-year literacy effort has brought together the federal government, a national broadcasting network, and the voluntary sector in a program that pioneered new methods of teaching basic literacy. Volunteer tutors are used in an educational television venture sponsored by the BBC and the newly-created Adult Literacy Resource Agency.…

Describes educational systems in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, touching on tuition costs, adult education programs, vocational education programs, folk universities, admission standards, certificate of completion, radio and television courses, study circles, no-grade system, and the international folk college. (TP)

Reports results of a formative evaluation of a consumer-homemaking program for low-income adults, including program content and procedures, evaluation instruments, progress of paraprofessional and professional staff, participant acceptance, program effectiveness, and implications of the evaluation. (MF)

The effectiveness of direct media employed for promoting marketing, service and sales management conferences and institutes was analyzed. Direct mail was the preferred media for program promotion for business clientele. Three enrollment tables illustrate the effectiveness of different media by program area and course type. (EM)

Suggests looking at adult continuing education as a product in a buyer's market. First presents four questions that should be asked about the consumers of adult education, then lists questions designed to view the product from the consumer's standpoint in terms of quality, assortment, location, and time. (EM)