Analysis of the application, presentation, utilization and potential of media in adult education. (HB)

For over ninety years the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training has been concerned with the rehabilitation of displaced adults and has further extended its priorities in developing manpower for vocational shortages throughout the world. (RK)

Survey results of adult library use indicate that educational, family life cycle, and environmental factors, in that order of importance, affect the rate of adult library use. (DS)

Part two of a series on the teaching of English to adults. (DS)

The differences among children, adolescents, and adults with respect to concept formation and learning processes and speed are discussed. (CK)

The learning and retention performances of children and adults were compared on free and serialized reproductions of meaningful words. Although the children took longer than the adults to reach the learning criterion, and short-term retention was equivalent for both groups, the children displayed a superior serial recall at 7-day retention.…

Argues that the development of the educational system in Latin America is strongly linked with patterns of accumulation of capital and with the changing character of political regimes. The low status of adult education is due to the socioeconomic characteristics of its potential clientele and their lack of political power. (Author/CS)

A model for lesson design which accommodates adult learning based on the Gagne and Briggs (1979) model of instructional design is presented. Four stages of the lesson level are discussed--definition of performance objectives; preparing lesson plans; developing, selecting materials, media; and assessing student performance. Sixteen references are…

Major theories of adult development and learning environment are presented, with criteria for assessing institutional response to adult learners. Two major needs are discussed: an approach to adult learning that is integrated within programs or throughout institutions, and going beyond providing a proper environment to providing skills and…

Presents an interview with adult education specialist, Malcolm Knowles, in which he discusses: the changing profile of college students; lifelong learning; definitions of "adults" and their implications for instruction; self-directed learning; models of educational planning; seven procedures for implementing adult education theories; and the…

This article describes some of the factors that will facilitate or retard the use of microcomputers, some of the theoretical problems that will have to be faced, and some of the possible applications of the microcomputer in adult education. (CT)

The open university teaching system is grounded in an inappropriate theory of learning, with too much emphasis placed on the didactic approach to the presentation of knowledge and the student's ability to memorize it. Andragogic and pedagogic perspectives should be combined in designing courses. (MSE)

Concludes that adult disabled readers perceive reading as a decoding process rather than as a meaning constructing or comprehension task. (HOD)

Of the several barriers to women in the professions--discrimination at entry level, limited opportunities for advanced study, limited advancement, role conflict, and role socialization--lack of motivation to persist in the study of mathematics and mathematics-related subjects is one that can be prevented and cured. (MLW)

This article, based on the authors' work in South Yorkshire, examines some of the attitudes and dynamics within a mother's group and participants' reactions to group leaders who are child specialists. Some guidelines are presented on developing a parent education group for mothers of young children. (SJL)