The ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) Rural Adult Education Project was conceived in the spirit of empowering local people to help themselves. This book, a distillation of the experience of the project, was written with the primary object of being of practical use to those who are already involved, or would like to become involved,…

The rationale for a diploma course in Community Adult Education is discussed, based on adult education work pioneered by the Workers' Educational Association, in association with the Liverpool Educational Priority Area Project. The need for an effective training program has become more apparent as increasing numbers of part-time tutors are…