Since the late 1960s research in adult education and the training of adult educators have been important aspects of a well-based adult education system in Romania. The author traces the recent historical background of the development of these emphases, and briefly describes current Romanian training programs and a research symposium. (AJ)

Although administrators persist in preserving separate categories for "vocational" and "non-vocational" education, the dichotomy is increasingly being seen as irrelevant. The authors show how liberal education can play an important part even in specific training programs. (Author)