Training needs analysis, training program planning, pilot sessions and their evaluation, and follow through sessions on a continuing basis are examined, using an approach applicable to an outside or inside trainer. (LH)

An examination of the political context of adult education at a pragmatic level is presented. Topics include: four levels of decision making (employment of staff, program planning, student selection, and tutor and student relationship); less controversial areas; political neutrality; and politics and policy. (LH)

A major international conference sponsored by the International Council for Adult Education will be held in Tanzania, focusing on the role of adult education in development with special emphasis on increasing the interaction between those concerned with planning in agriculture, workers education, health, community development, and communication.…

A description of the planning of a mass literacy campaign in India through the development of pilot programs, by 1976, includes: reading material and curriculum development; training programs for supervisors and volunteers; and organization. Emphasis is placed on the need for universities to provide leadership in this area. (LH)

Each of the more than 50 programs conducted annually at Cortland Center in the Adirondacks aim toward developing the concept of man in harmony with nature. (JC)

A successful series of workshops was planned and implemented in a rural area of Michigan where travel distances and lack of financial support from health care agencies were barriers to continuing education. Data obtained from a survey of 150 nurses identified priority subject areas and resource persons. (MS)

Discusses potential advantages and problems involved in the use of computers by school systems. (JG)

Training Manager of the University of Illinois describes steps in development of the successful series of "Executive Leadership Seminars." Basic questions answered are, "What organizational needs are to be met?""What should the enrollee learn and how should his behavior change?" and "What course content, from a…

The community development program, initiated in 1952, failed, in the author's opinion, because no sustained attempt was made to involve the people in the development process. Discussed are: program objectives, implementation, administrative structure, an evaluation of 15 program aspects, a community development strategy, and the failure of the…

The Connecticut statewide plan to facilitate the implementation of career education programs at the local level is discussed. Various forms of assistance offered by the State for this purpose are presented. (EC)

Describes a successful retirement preparation program developed by the University of Wisconsin to help acquaint staff members 55 and over with advantages and pitfalls of retirement. Content of the six 2-hour sessions included financial planning, physical and mental health, housing and living arrangements, leisure time activities and the meaning of…

Discusses the key aspects of developing special-interest, non-credit short courses directed specifically to those already employed in a particular field of engineering or engineering technology. (MLH)