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Direct linkBagwasi, Mompoloki – International Review of Education, 2006
This study examines the role of language in reducing poverty in Botswana through adult-education programs. Because language is the medium through which human beings communicate and grow intellectually and socially, it should form the basis of any discussion involving the relation between development and education. In order best to respond to…
Descriptors: Language Role, Poverty Programs, Adult Education, Foreign Countries
Munn, Pamela – 1994
The Scottish Office Education Department commissioned four interlinked studies of adult education between October 1991 and November 1993. The studies were designed to do the following: provide an overview of provision, progression, and guidance opportunities for adult learners in Scotland; supplement this overview with in-depth pictures of…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Developed Nations
McCarthy, Moira; Millar, Rob – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2006
The history of careers guidance in Northern Ireland has many similarities but also many differences from experiences in other parts of the UK. The Careers Service has remained within central government for the duration, and this has provided a degree of consistency in service provision over time. In line with the Department for Employment and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Career Guidance, Career Education
Steward, T. G.; Alexander, D. J. – 1987
This report is an overview of the current state of adult education and guidance in Scotland, focusing on issues and problems and suggesting methods of helping more adults take advantage of educational opportunities. The report is organized in six chapters. The first chapter surveys policy and conceptual issues in the development of guidance for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Continuing Education
Download full textTrades Union Congress, London (England). – 1998
Best practices in trade union-sponsored adult guidance programs were identified through five case studies in the United Kingdom and one in Denmark. The case studies from the United Kingdom focused on the following: a partnership between local trade unions and a city center education guidance service supported by a local college of further and…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning
Gray, Fred, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 12 papers about lifelong learning in rural communities in Great Britain. The papers, which are intended for lecturers, tutors, and guidance professionals but may also prove useful to organizations providing lifelong learning and policymakers, include conceptual tools as well as empirical case studies documenting lifelong…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
