The following papers are included: "Schoolhouse in the Factory: The Phenomenology of Literacy" (Berlin); "The Self-Directed Learning Projects of Employed, Married Mothers" (Boyce); "The Forever Plan: Adult Men Who Continue in Postsecondary Education Compared with Those Who Drop Out" (Brown); "Burnout and Associated Factors among Administrators/Mid-Managers of the Cooperative Extension Service in the North Central Region" (Clark); "Recreating the Problem of Participation: An Example of Research to Practice" (Courtney); "Factors Affecting Displaced Workers' Participation in Education and Training Programs" (Dean); "The Tacit Dimension of Practical Knowledge and the Utilization of Research in Adult Education" (Dirkx); "Siddhartha's Spiritual Odyssey: An Analysis of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha Based on Fowler's Stages of Faith Development" (Ferro); "The Relationship between Anomia, Life Satisfaction and Education-Related Variables among Older Adults" (Fisher); "Professional Certification: A Critical Research Issue" (Galbraith and Gilley); "Assessing Training and Development Needs" (Grimstad); "Factors Leading to Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction in Adult Basic Education" (Heresz and Orem); "The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Teaching and Learning Situations" (Ihejieto-Aharanwa); "Graduate Studies in Adult Education: An Analysis of Doctoral Programs and Professional Opinions" (Kowalski and Weaver); "An Analysis of Selected Personal Variables Associated with Persistence in a Nontraditional, Liberal Arts Upper-Division Degree Program" (Langenbach and Korhonen); "Identifying the Adult Literacy Research Needs of Indiana: Utilization of the Nominal Group Technique" (Ludden and Wood); "An Analysis of Factors Contributing to the Advancement of Women in Senior Managerial Positions" (Lyons-DeHority); "Application of the Community Education Process Model" (Marshall); "The Creation of Deviance among Adult High School Noncompleters: Relationship of Preadulthood Stigmas with Adult Life-Styles" (Martin); "Returning Adult Women Students: What Are Their Special Needs?" (Muench); "The Measurement of Learning Style: A Critique of Four Assessment Tools with Implications for Research and Practice" (Sewell and Coggins); "Program Evaluation in Adult Education: A Survey of Participants in a University Summer Program" (Snoddy and Levine); "A Whole Language Approach to the Teaching of Adults: A Close Look at Writing" (Soifer and Simmons); "Is to Know to Do?" (Steele); "Age Differences in Student Perceptions of Adult Learner Needs in Selected Community Colleges" (Thompson); "An Ethnology of Physicians for Social Responsibility: Nonformal Adult Education for Social Change" (Turner); "Factors Affecting Self-Esteem in Adult Undergraduate Students" (Van Ness); "Computer Awareness for Adults" (Young and Vernon); and "Issues in the Practice of Action Research" (Zuniga and Smith). (MN)