Outlines a program offered by the University of Nigeria that emphasizes the need for adult education and shows how this program can be made available to all those that might find it beneficial. (Author/LF)

Study report of some evidence on the verification of participant evaluation. Results suggest that the participants' evaluation of adult education programs could be an effective tool for the development and refinement of future programs. (Author)

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

Describes a program at Delaware County Community College to help disadvantaged adults learn more about themselves and their relationship to others in the social and working world. The program includes an extensive assessment of basic skills to ensure proper class placement and provides individual psychological, career, academic, and financial…

Founded in 1932 at Monteagle, Tennessee, Highlander has functioned as a residential school, serving a variety of constituencies. Throughout its history, it has sought to help disadvantaged victims of injustice and poverty, principally in the South, to learn how to change their conditions. (SSH)

Investigators studied whether a systematically designed recreation program stressing cooperation and interaction among mentally retarded adults would increase the duration and frequency of social contacts. While the program did increase the frequency of social interactions, effects did not carry over after it ended. (Author/PP)

Mature and older adult learning programs are shown to be increasing to meet their basic need to know, as defined by Maslow. Four major sociocultural changes are discussed which challenge higher education's youth orientation and offer opportunities for educational psychology research, teaching, and service to support adults' educational needs.…

Describes a model for the selection of instructional materials for adult basic education programs. Reviews the model's seven stages: identifying learner problems; defining objectives; prescribing learning experiences; selecting instructional materials; selecting appropriate deliveries; evaluating and planning improvements; and reorganizing,…

Presents a change strategy to forge new options for lifelong learners, focusing on ways to gain institutional acceptance and continuing support for lifelong learning programs in higher education. (JM)

Reports on three successful attempts by college history teachers to reach beyond the classroom by using radio, newspapers, and television. Programs involved pooling resources by a number of colleges, using local facilities, and appealing to local interests. (Author/CK)

History and analysis of library services to adults--educational, informational, and recreational. (LS)

The LifeSkills Center for Leadership (Minneapolis, Minnesota) offers leadership seminars and workshops to help Native Americans of all ages become more positive, confident, and responsible. The youth program focuses on communication, decision making, responsibility, and team building. Experiential activities help youth identify self-defeating…

Used a qualitative, exploratory investigation of 24 adult caregivers with low incomes to examine empowerment as an outcome of adult participation in a cooperative preschool program. The program succeeded in helping parents attain and maintain self-sufficiency. Analyzes to what extent empowerment is fostered by adult participation in a cooperative…