The Peace Corps "Programming, Training, and Evaluation Guidance" (PT&E Guidance) will assist field PT&E staff to optimally support trainees and Volunteers to build the capacity and contribute to improving the lives of people in their country of service. The PT&E Guidance consists of four parts. Part 1 of this guide provides…

The manual outlines some suggestions to assist the teacher-coordinator in organizing and administering adult distributive education programs. Suggestions are offered for determining community needs; instructing the adult learner; selecting instructors; promoting the program; evaluating the program; and designing, implementing, and evaluating…

The book is designed as a practical guide and reference to assist adult educators with workshops. An introductory section touches on conflicting general and adult learning theories and relates various adult learning characteristics with effective workshops. The three major sections, "Planning the Workshop", "Conducting the Workshop", and…

Based on the experiences of teachers of adult continuing education, this manual was developed to introduce adult educators to the field and the practice of adult education, especially in universities. The book is organized in seven chapters, each containing practical material along with observations of the adult educators. The introductory chapter…

The manual is designed to be used with a basic one-week training program for adult education personnel. It is not intended to guide teachers toward modifying existing programs, piloting new programs, or institutionalizing a new idea. It was designed to help teachers identify the purpose of the typical adult student, to give specific information to…

The compendium of addresses and resource documents taken from reports of three Institutes on Education for Aging held at Florida State University, 1969, 1971, and 1972 is offered as a general guide for those wishing to initiate educational programs for the aging. The document provides practical program suggestions and the views of authorities…

These guidelines on the uses of individualized and fixed curriculum approaches to instruction were developed for persons responsible for conducting professional continuing education programs in mental health. Following a brief introduction and definitions of terms, major content is presented in three sections covering the following areas: the…