This intent of this publication is to provide a comprehensive list of resources for librarians to use in planning special programs geared for adults in the public library. Resources, as the term is used here, are ready-made program sources including speakers, films, and multimedia presentations. It is noted that the guide is designed to serve as a…

"Marketing Folk Art" is a special section (pages 43-89) of this serial issue addressing the folklorists' role in developing marketing strategies to improve the lot of folk artists and protect their traditional forms of expression from commercial exploitation. The following six articles, introduced by Rosemary Joyce, focus on these…

This preservice manual is intended to help new teachers in the field of adult literacy education understand the dimensions of their teaching situation and provide the education their students need. (Adult literacy education includes adult basic education, high school completion, and English as a second language.) Part I defines adult education and…

Offers a selective list of examples of types of media that are now available for use in religious education for adults. Materials for the following program areas are discussed: planning, parish renewal, human and spiritual development, prayer and worship, Bible study and prayer, and justice education. (Author/LLS)

These curriculum materials were collected from teachers in the Lehman College Adult Learning Center (New York). They include various activities and resources, such as a series of questions about the aims of teaching adults, a list of sources for adult basic education (ABE) materials, poems, and autobiographical materials. Teaching suggestions and…

Vocational education has been altered to meet the needs of the growing number of adults participating in educational activities. Adult vocational education is a process by which adults prepare to enter an occupation or upgrade a present occupation. Programs and activities are designed to develop basic education skills, enhance occupational and…

This training manual is intended for use as the basis of a training program by a trainer or as a tool for self-directed learning by an independent reader. An introduction (Chapter 1) looks at the user in relation to the training program: who will use the training manual, locating oneself, building on one's relationship with adult literacy learning…

This guide is designed to help educators plan and carry out evaluations of adult education programs. It describes some of the more common approaches to program evaluation that can easily be adapted to and implemented by adult education programs. The guide is organized in 10 sections. Following an introduction and overview in section 1, section 2…

This guide, based on a project to improve services to adult learners at the California State University (CSU) Hayward campus, is designed to help faculty become more aware of the needs of adult learners and to promote the changes that will help institutions in the CSU system to meet those needs. The guide serves as a summary overview of key issues…

Although volunteer tutors traditionally have formed the basis of the programs of Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America, volunteers have begun to play a greater role in adult literacy instruction provided through community-based organizations, correctional institutions, churches, and federally funded adult basic education.…

This fact sheet offers guidelines to consider when developing educational programs for adults. Characteristics of adults which affect learning are discussed under the following headings: adult life cycle; time orientation geared toward immediacy; broad base of experience; independent self-concept; and social roles. The importance of allowing…

This technical assistance guide is designed to assist trainers, planners, administrators, researchers, librarians, counselors, and advocates involved with Ohio older worker programs and policies with the range of resources, services, and expertise available to them. Discussed in the individual sections of the guide are available resources dealing…

This book examines Learning-in-Retirement (LIR) programs in which the participants determine their own curricula, teach their own courses, administer and market the program, and engage in self-governance under the aegis of a local college or university. It also provides a description of the issues involved in creating and maintaining a successful…

As more adults seek higher education, colleges and universities are advised not to ignore this fast growing segment of new students. The issue of developing a non-traditional bachelor's degree program for adults is addressed through an examination of seven guidelines that are suggested to facilitate the process. The guidelines discussed are as…

This manual is intended to be a survival guide for newly assigned teachers who have had little or no preservice training in teaching English as a second language (ESL) and who do not have access to such training prior to being assigned. The manual contains a set of beginning and intermediate lessons that can be used for the first 20 to 30 hours of…