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Gilbert, Howard; Prew, Helen – 2001
This document presents a series of reflections on the development, mission, and accomplishments of the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), which has worked to influence policy concerning adult education and other areas of social and cultural life in the United Kingdom since its founding in 1921 as the British Institute of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrators, Adult Learning, Basic Skills
PDF pending restorationDobson, Stephan, Ed. – 2001
This document contains information from and about a world assembly on creativity and democratic governance in adult learning that was held by the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) and its partner organizations in the Caribbean. The proceedings begin with English, French, and Spanish translations of the address…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Advocacy
Download full textNuissl, Ekkehard, Ed. – 1999
The SOCRATES Program was conducted in 1995-1999 to increase transnational cooperation between institutions in the field of adult education (AE) and thereby enhance the quality of AE in Europe. In 1997, a project called Monitoring of Projects: Evaluation as Dialogue (MOPED) was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of 101 transnational…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies
Tracy, Maurice; Ronayne, Tom – 2000
This booklet examines the definition of the term "empowerment" according to academics and policymakers and the relevance of empowerment to achieving social inclusion at the national and European Union levels. The findings of a study of the theory and practice of empowerment in five Integra projects in Ireland are reviewed and used to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Adult Education
Lund, Svein – 2000
Adult education for indigenous peoples in Norway was examined. First, information on government institutions, indigenous organizations, international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations engaged in adult education for Norway's indigenous peoples was compiled. Next, questionnaires and survey techniques were used to research the policy and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acculturation, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Richardson, Cathy; Blanchet-Cohen, Natasha – 2000
Adult education for indigenous peoples in Canada was examined. First, information on government institutions, indigenous organizations, international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations engaged in adult education for Canada's indigenous peoples was compiled. Next, questionnaires and survey techniques were used to research the policy and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Tangen, Fride – 2000
Adult learning in Norway was examined in a thematic review that focused on the following areas: the contexts of adult learning; the participants in, providers of, and returns from adult learning; issues and problems facing adult learning; and good practices. The following are among the main findings of the review: (1) adult learning has a long…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, At Risk Persons
Wilson, Arthur L., Ed.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., Ed. – 2000
This handbook presents the perspectives of more than 60 leading authorities on the study and practice of adult and continuing education. The following are among the papers included: "A Selective History of Adult Education Handbooks" (A.L. Wilson, E.R. Hayes); "The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice" (Stephen D.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
