The adult basic education field in the United States is now being encouraged to shift to a "career pathways" orientation by policy research organizations, federal and state agencies, community college organizations, business groups, and private foundations. In such an approach, adult basic education programs work with workforce…

Those who work within adult higher education know there is something unique about their perspective on academic life. Employed in the adult education arena in one capacity or another since 1993, the author has had the privilege of working at an institution with a small adult program and an institution with a very large adult program. In this…

Describes how a regulated utility company redesigned its entire training curriculum in six months. Offers a step-by-step guide to the five-phase project and includes shortcomings for the process. (JOW)

The process by which Eastman Chemical changed their training program when the company restructured yields recommendations for those in similar circumstances: have a powerful, high-level person lead the project, and work with a team of high-potential or experienced employees. (JOW)

Discusses the time involved in developing training packages. Indicates that contributing factors will vary among companies and offers several rules of thumb to determine the magic number. (JOW)

This paper proposes a new model for the development of adult education curricula. The model is holistic to complement the segmental needs and special interests approach that is characteristic of most programs. (JOW)

Rather than Tyler-style transmission models, process or transaction models are more appropriate for teaching older adults. Whereas Tyler models focus on achieving rigidly defined objectives, process models view education as activities worthwhile in themselves. (SK)

Suggests that in the current highly competitive, global business environment, training on the Internet is rapidly becoming a survival tool. Looks at the benefits and costs of using the Internet as a part of the training package. (JOW)

The emphasis on adult education in Nigeria is designed to eliminate illiteracy and to ensure development of adult Nigerians by making education a lifelong process. This paper focuses on the concept of adult physical education to promote understanding, ramifications, and rationale for use in adult programs. (JOW)

The growing interest in adult education and mental health work is an opportunity to return to adult education's roots in social purpose education and critical pedagogy. Although such work is often thought of as recreational or therapeutic, recasting it in terms of teaching and learning and empowerment reveals its educational dimensions. (SK)

Business educators teach students to input, edit, print, file, reproduce, organize, manipulate, and use information to make business decisions. Business education, thus, seems the natural vehicle for training all information workers. (JOW)

Examines how participants in trade union courses can effectively influence their learning experience through discussion, consultation, and negotiation with the instructor while the training activity is in progress. (JOW)

Indicates that if adult education is to serve a wider public, providers must move beyond the traditional subjects to a curriculum relevant to the problems of adult life. (JOW)

This case study shows how a team of trainers, instructional designers, and medical experts developed training modules that nurse educators could use in their own medical facilities on their own schedules. (Author)

A training program at IBM's Austin, Texas, site came about because of a critical shortage of secretaries. The administrative services department decided to recruit candidates from overstaffed departments--including manufacturing--and to train them to become secretaries in six weeks. (Author/JOW)