IN THIS COMPILATION OF ABSTRACTS OF 78 DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS AND MASTER'S THESES PREPARED AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY IN ADULT EDUCATION AND RELATED FIELDS, 48 PERCENT COME FROM THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (EDUCATION, HOME AND FAMILY LIFE, AND SOCIAL WELFARE), 6 PERCENT FROM PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, AND THE REMAINDER FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. RESEARCH REPORTS ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY AS TO PURPOSE AND METHODS, WITH A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. AREAS COVERED ARE AGENCY AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, ADULT EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES, THE ADULT EDUCATOR, CLIENTELE ANALYSIS, AND ADULT LEARNING. (FH)