PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES CONSISTENTLY TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT THE ADULT LEARNER REACTS FAVORABLY TO MATERIAL WHICH ENABLES HIM TO PROGRESS AT HIS OWN SPEED. HE DOES NOT WANT TO REVERT TO THE CHILD-ORIENTED CLASSROOM BECAUSE, FOR MANY, THIS ATMOSPHERE PRODUCED FAILURE. FOR THIS REASON, PROGRAMED LEARNING AND ITS RELATED FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ARE STRESSED IN THIS SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR USE BY ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SUBJECTS COVERED ARE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY, ADMINISTRATION, TEACHING METHODS AND MATERIALS, UNDERSTANDING THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION STUDENT, AND TESTING AND COUNSELING. MANY OF THE PUBLICATIONS WERE USED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE 1966 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM. (AUTHOR/AJ)