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Gordon, Hopeton L. A. – 1985
There are more than 70 different organizations in Jamaica engaged in some form of adult education, from university extension and professional career and skills training to social education and basic literacy. Programming for adults is currently available in the following forms: training for out-of-school youth, basic adult education and literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Church Programs
Morgan, Charlotte T. – 1981
Various agencies contributed to the education of black adults in Manhattan (New York City) during the period 1880-1930. Most of these programs were centered in Harlem as that area became home to vastly increasing numbers of black people. Organizations which contributed to adult education included the churches with their "lyceums," which…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
The Educational Directory, 1919-20 is divided into seven distinct parts. Part 7, Miscellaneous Educational Organizations, covers the following categories: (1) Educational boards and foundations; (2) Church educational boards and societies; (3) Superintendents of Catholic parochial schools; (4) Jewish educational organizations; (5) Directors of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Teacher Associations, Organizations (Groups)
Haberkern, Rachel M. – Issue Notes, 2002
The 1998 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was the first federal legislation to contain a "charitable choice" provision allowing faith-based organizations (FBOs) to compete for state and federal government funds on the same basis as secular providers. For FBOs that consider pursuit of government…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, Church Programs
Berlin, L. S., Ed. – 1985
This document contains the following papers on practical applications of research on adult and continuing education: "Elderly Criminal Behavior: Linking Research to Practice," by Donald J. Bachand and Carl I. Brahce; "Father? Teacher? Friend? Instructor-Student Relationships in a Refugee Class," by Gary J. Bekker; "The Small Group: Understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Charters, Alexander N., Comp. – 1977
Over 700 masters' theses and doctoral dissertations in adult and continuing education are included in this listing of microfilms available through the Syracuse University library system. Each entry is listed under one or more of the following descriptive subject headings: accreditation, administration, agencies, communications, comparative,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administration, Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
Part 1 of the education directories for 1919 and 1920 includes U.S. Department of Interior government educational activities. The contents include various government departments and independent establishments including the Library of Congress and the Commission of Fine Arts. Part 2 describes public school systems. The contents include principal…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Fine Arts, Agriculture, Foreign Countries
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