Before educational planners can develop associate degree level curricula to train human resource practitioners, they must have a clear understanding of the field of human resource development (HRD). A review of research relating to the role of the HRD specialist indicates that HRD practitioners must be specialists in human relations skills and…

Soviet adult education has a fourfold purpose. Adult education is a channel by which adults complete their secondary education, a means to upgrade occupational skills, a means of obtaining the skills needed to make a career change, and a vehicle for eliminating class distinctions. Forty-five percent of all participants in Soviet adult education…

The following providers of adult community education (ACE) in Australia were examined in case studies: Trott Park Neighbourhood Centre, a neighborhood house with a small ACE program for residents of the Adelaide outer metropolitan area; Workers' Educational Association of South Australia, Incorporated, which provides a large statewide adult…

This publication is primarily intended to persuade Further Education (FE) colleges in Great Britain to support and become involved in Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) schemes. (Formulated in 1982, TVEI represents a major proposal to shift the curricular emphasis for the 14-18 age group toward a more work-oriented philosophy.)…