Provides an overview of personal and situational influences on health professionals' participation in systematic learning activities that reflect gaps between learner's current and desired proficiencies. Concludes with suggestions for planning, conducting, and assessing effective learning activities. (JOW)

If educational programs for adults are to have greater impact and fulfill their promise, more attention must be given to comprehensive programs and their potential for achieving major benefits for organizations, communities, and society. (SK)

Major concepts about adult learning, program planning, and the teaching-learning transaction, along with brief descriptions of instructional procedures that reflect such concepts illustrate how adult educators can increase their effectiveness. (Author/SK)

An overview is provided of continuing education programs for mid-life change, with an emphasis on the offerings of community colleges and employers; on career, family life, and women's education; and on counseling. (SK)