This document, which is intended as a primer for adult continuing education, contains 11 chapters examining the philosophical foundations of adult and continuing education. The chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Progressivism and Adult Continuing Education" (Michael Day); "Progressivism: An Anthology" (Andrea Reeve); "Progressivism; Instructional Models" (Donna L. Whitson); "Behaviorism" (Roy A Moxley); "Rediscovering the Value of Continuing Liberal Education for Practitioners" (William H. Young and Keith W. Krasemann); "Liberal Philosophies of Adult Continuing Education--An Anthology Overview" (J. Stephen Guffey and Lary C. Rampp); "Radical Philosophy: Social Vision and Social Change" (J. Randall Koetting and Martha W. Combs); "A Challenge for Women: Equal Power--A Response to 'Feminism and Adult Learning: Power, Pedagogy, and Praxis' by Elizabeth J. Tisdell" (Dorothy Trusock); "Feminism and Adult Learning: Power, Pedagogy, and Praxis (Elizabeth J. Tisdell); "Emerging Perspectives: Transformational Education--Instructional Methods" (Margaret Tobin and Dorothy Becker); "Through Chaos to Transformation: An Emerging Perspective for Adult Continuing Education" (Irene Karpiak); and "Emerging Philosophies and Orientations in Adult and Continuing Education" (Irene Karpiak). (Most papers contain extensive references.) (MN)