Focusing on interactions between theory and practice in adult education, this proceedings of refereed papers (45), symposia (3) and roundtable summaries (21) include the following: "Adult Literacy Classroom as a Social System" (Beder); "Documenting Outcomes for Learners and Their Communities" (Bingman, Mincey); "Essence of Leadership: Looking Through the Eyes of Black Protestant Pastors" (Brown-Haywood); "Simulating the Impact of Web-Based Learning on the University" (Carr-Chellman, et al.); "Relationship of Teaching Style, Personality Profile, and Level of Burnout with Adult Educator Effectiveness" (Cason); "Faculty Perceptions of Accelerated and Traditional Course Formats" (Cini, Fritz); "Defining the 'Nontraditional' College Student Through Cluster Analysis" (Dowd, Coury);"Introducing the Mentor Role in Online Distance Learning" (Easton); "Selecting Communications Technology for Continuing Professional Education Program Delivery" (Graybash); "Epistomology at Work: Extension Educators and Their Ways of Knowing" (Haugen); "Why They Come: An Exploration Into Retention and Motivation in an Adult ESL Program" (Nowalk); "Pre-Service Teachers' Ways of Knowing and the Development of Reflective Thinking" (Ostorga, King); "Why Adult Educators Should Care About Diversity" (Parker); "Critical Success Factors for Internet-Based Learning in Developmental Mathematics" (Perez, Foshay); "Adult Education as Vocational Training"(Raditloaneng); "Critical Analysis of Adult Learning Theories" (Shin, Schied); "Factors Enhancing Participation in Continuing Professional Education for Social Workers in Rural Locations" (Shuman, Spikes); "Determination of Factors Affecting User Acceptance of a Computer-Based Training Support Tool in the Workplace" (Wagner, Flannery); and "Learning to Live Beyond a Heart Attack" (Wise). Individual papers contain references. (CG)