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Selman, Gordon – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 1975
The responses of 68 out of approximately 150 adult educators in regions throughout Canada to a questionnaire regarding the importance and development of adult education in Canada are summarized. Their voting on the 14 most significant adult education programs are presented. (JB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Attitudes, Educational Research
Lidster, Echo L. R. – Literacy Work, 1973
The author answers the question where does adult education fit into the social and economic ferment rampaging convulsively throughout the north?'' (MS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Audiovisual Aids

Waldron, Mark W. – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 1974
Data from four Ontario universities form the basis for the report on non-credit continuing education in that province, delineating the level of activity in each university through registration levels, program scope, and participation rates. Available from: Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N OWO. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Hindle, Judith K. – 1990
This report focuses on a December 1988 to December 1989 evaluation of the structures, processes, and outcomes of 15 primarily volunteer tutor-based literacy programs. It addresses the effectiveness of the Saskatchewan Literacy Campaign in increasing tutor and learner enrollments in the programs. Chapter 1 provides background and definitions.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Foreign Countries
Quebec Dept. of Education, Quebec. – 1973
The first section of the report (which is written in French) presents the ten recommendations of the commission which conducted the study to the Minister of Education, and the five principles on which the recommendations are based: (1) the adult's right to education, (2) the necessity of an integrated system of adult education, (3) the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged
Harrison, David – Adult Training, 1976
Describes an adult basic education facility after one year of operation in an urban shopping mall in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The center is an informal open-ended classroom and advising center where part-time adult learners study an individualized curriculum. Summarizes the major findings of a program evaluation. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Selman, Gordon R. – 1975
The paper describes and analyzes the changes in the University of British Columbia extension program in the 60's resulting from action by the university administration. The history of the program is surveyed through an examination of its three directors and their accomplishments and policies. The role of the department was to promote and foster…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Benton, Lauren; Noyelle, Thierry – 1992
Most industrialized nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have entered a new economic era characterized by new industries, new forms of production and competition, and a much higher premium on skills. Those with low levels of literacy and basic workplace skills find it increasingly difficult to obtain or…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developed Nations
Buzan, Jean Mary – 1972
The study describes an experimental program in Vancouver to teach English as an additional language to older immigrants who were excluded from existing programs for one reason or another. Classes were held during the morning hours on two consecutive days for seven weeks (with a five-week extension course) in a community center; 45 adults were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Brown, Lloyd – 1992
Noting that, generally, low-literate adults in Labrador and Newfoundland (Canada) are being helped only through the altruistic efforts of literate volunteers, this paper argues that adult literacy must be professionalized and become an integral part of the education system. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the definitions of literacy,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Foreign Countries
National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1991
This document is a summary of the proceedings of a symposium that was attended by more than 100 adult literacy practitioners, researchers, and government officials in Ontario (Canada). The largest part of the document consists of summaries of the issues and policy/program options discussed in relation to the following aspects of adult literacy…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Literacy and Continuing Education Branch. – 1995
This guide, which is intended to assist developers of community-based adult literacy programs in Manitoba, explains the following components of good programming and presents suggestions for integrating them into literacy provision: community outreach, program development, learner involvement, provision of appropriate staffing, use of volunteers,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Community Education, Educational Practices
Clover, Darlene E.; Follen, Shirley; Hall, Budd – 2000
This document, which is intended to assist environmental, health, and community-based educators in Canada and elsewhere, discusses the process of drawing upon the theories and methodologies of transformative learning to plan adult environmental education workshops emphasizing the theme of socio-environmental change. The following are among the…
Descriptors: Activism, Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education