The 46th annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held online in March 2022. This year's conference theme is "Adult Education for the Human Condition: Global Issues and Trauma-Informed Learning." The proceedings are comprised of the following papers: (1) Man-Environment Interaction in the Rainforests and…

Beginning in the late 1970's, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) increased their efforts to formulate and implement African development programs. Reported in this document is a meeting on marine resource technology which was jointly convened by…

This document contains a paper on strategic planning for regional economic development by David Passmore, and reactions to it from the 1988 Mid-Year Meeting of the University Council for Training and Development. Papers contained in this proceedings are as follows: "Strategic Planning of Employment and Training for Regional Economic…

Based on four regional conferences organized by the Action Agenda Project on the theme of "Serving the Rural Adult," these proceedings examine the similarities and differences the diverse participants contributed to the discussion of rural adult education; the successes and concerns expressed in finances and funding, policy, models, and…

Eleven papers are presented from the International Round Table on Vocational Training and Employment. Introductory materials are the program and list of participants. The papers are as follows: "Evolution de la Formation Professionnelle en Afrique et Contribution du Ciadfor au Cours de la Derniere Decennie" (in French); "Educacion,…

This document is a report on the proceedings of a 1-day conference organized by the Further Education Unit in England on behalf of the Enterprise and Education Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The following presentations are summarized in the report: "A Welcome"--getting industry and further education (FE) together to…

This conference report provides summaries of presentations of country case studies from a project to investigate factors that impinged upon the status of technical and vocational education (TVE) in Asian and Pacific countries. The report includes the case study project terms of reference, a list of delegates, and agenda. Summaries follow of the…

This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 1985 "Striking New Bargains" conference, which brought 200 representatives of business, labor, government, and education together for a dialogue on strengthening state and local economic and human resources development efforts in Ohio. The proceedings contains: (1) "The Federal…

Separate papers examined: post-industrial economy and education; advances in British industry; attitudes toward industry; and technological unemployment. Change strategies for the education and employment of young adults were discussed. (CP)

Cooperative Extension Service personnel from 13 Southern states attended a conference on rural revitalization, focusing on Extension's role in (1) economic development, (2) human capital, and (3) infrastructure; 17 of the 22 papers presented are divided among those categories. Three of the remaining papers provide respectively, an overview of the…

This publication presents a series of five papers based on presentations given at a rural development symposium dealing with the role of education in off-farm employment and rural economic development. The first paper, "Education and Rural Economic Development" (Thomas G. Johnson), discusses linkages between the regional educational…

According to participants at a conference on a more productive work force, the United States faces many challenges in the workplace. The workplace is changing rapidly, responding to technological advances, and facing increased global competition. Change is the norm, and the United States' competitive advantage increasingly will depend on the…

This publication contains papers contributed by Russian educators at a symposium on preparing Soviet youth and adults for the challenges and opportunities of an emerging market economy. The following presentations are included: "Conception of Kazan Community College" (Mirza I. Makhmoutov, Oleg E. Liseitchikov, and Viktor I. Lebedev);…

These proceedings include the following reports: "Entrepreneurship Education: The Seed of Economic Development" (Gordon Ropp); "A Community College Statewide System" (Randy Grissom); "REAL [Rural Education Action Learning] Enterprises" (June Atkinson); "SBIR [Small Business Innovation Research] Opportunities" (Lou Perry); "The Trade and…

These proceedings provide a summary of a conference for business and industry representatives, educators, and others concerned with the changing world of work. They present an overview of the over 100 speeches, panel discussions, film and video presentations, displays, participant sharing sessions, and hands-on demonstrations. These presentations…