The final documents adopted at CONFINTEA V in 1997 set out a variety of issues and challenges for the future development of adult education worldwide. The forthcoming CONFINTEA VI conference, due in 2009, will mark another milestone and provide an opportunity for the stocktaking of success stories and unresolved challenges, and for the development…

Article examines university adult education in a global context, and raises the question of whether the university should be responsible for the continuing education of community members. (Author/RK)

There is hope that the great resources within Ivy Walls continue to be used in meeting societal needs if the academic community can begin to see education as a mission rather than to continue seeing it as a blessing bestowed by the all knowing. (Author)

Lifelong learning is discussed in terms of its meaning, similar educational concepts, slow acceptance on the part of society and educational institutions, and practical limitations (facilities, financial support, and quality of instruction) to its development. (LH)

Discusses the trend in the adult education system in Poland; includes the educational options available to adults, the adult education courses offered, and the functions of adult education. Also discusses the educational development and reform prospects for adapting the present system to meet the needs for continuing education. (EM)

This publication contains the proceedings of a conference held to discuss adult education and the National Adult Education Programme (NAEP) in India. Four major addresses are included in the booklet, along with references to other speeches, group discussion reports, resolutions, and recommendations. Inaugurating the conference, Shri J.J. Kidwai…

This guide highlights certain institutional, research, and policy trends in how educational opportunities for older adults have been evolving--especially during the past 15-20 years. Chapter 1 provides an overview of how older adult education looks today within the context of aging issues and programs. It explores purposes, goals, rationales,…

One of a series which examines recurrent education in countries which are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this document examines continuing education in France. The series is intended both to describe existing educational practice with regard to continuing education and to attempt an estimation of…

The recommendations are a product of the 19th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1976. They are intended to help member states give effect to the stated principles. In abbreviated form, a few recommendations from the ten sections are (1) adult education must be seen…

This book is a collection of selected writings and speeches which document the developments in the Canadian adult education movement during the 1960's. The writings and speeches are presented in six sections as follow: (1) Introduction, (2) The Setting, (3) Organizing for Work, (4) Programs and Experiences, (5) The Learner, and (6) Coming of Age.…

The document contains summaries and discussions of six papers presented at a seminar held in Strobl, Austria, in May 1976 to examine recurrent education in Austria. Recurrent education is interpreted as a system which offers both nonwork-related and work-related courses to adults during their working life. The conference dealt with practical…

An evaluation of twenty-five national pilot experimental projects in permanent education conducted in European countries was done to provide a foundation for theoretical work, to update prior studies, and to create an awareness of the problems of permanent education. Three- to five-day evaluation visits were made to each of the project sites by a…

Although lifelong learning was a term created to mean cradle-to-grave learning, it has come to mean specifically adult learning and education. The adult learning force in the U.S. is huge and growing in size as well as interest. Since eighty-five percent of the active adult learners are high school graduates, they are eligible for postsecondary…

This volume contains papers submitted to the 11th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14-17 May 2013, and papers submitted to the 1st International Distance Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre "Scientific Cooperation,"…