Although administrators persist in preserving separate categories for "vocational" and "non-vocational" education, the dichotomy is increasingly being seen as irrelevant. The authors show how liberal education can play an important part even in specific training programs. (Author)

Data from a questionnaire sent to 40 British universities about residential course provisions, policies, and practices suggests that regional residential centers are providing valuable opportunities for leisure time education and continuing professional education. (SK)

British universities' concern with adult education goes back more than a century. In France, however, it is only during the past decade that the tide of lifelong education has washed into universities and other institutions of higher education. There is imminent danger that the tide may turn. (Author)

This study of women returning to school at a British university and an urban adult education program examines their economic and educational backgrounds, their practical and academic motivations, the barriers and problems involved in their return, and the benefits of participation. (SK)

By describing the working of the UTA (University of the Third Age) system in Paris and Cambridge, the author examines the differences that have arisen in the transfer of the concept from France to Britain. (Author)

The British Minister of State for Education discusses the value of and some encouraging developments in adult education: establishment of an advisory council, the adult literacy program, university residential and extension programs, academic credits and transfers, and the importance of technology as an educational aid. (MF)

Describes a number of programs designed to help adults, mainly women, get back into the educational system through short courses to prepare them for return to work, self-development, or higher education. Different institutions' courses vary but all include recognition of counseling needs and approach at a mature level. (MF)