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Adult Education in the People's Republic of Korea
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Convergence, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Residential Education-- A British Example
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Milsom, R. C.; Murphy, T. – Convergence, 1974
The program of Fircroft College, a one-year residential course in liberal education for adults who are already experienced in work and community leadership, is described. About one-quarter of the 50 students are foreign. Fircroft neither requires nor grants formal academic qualifications; it cultivates equally intellectual thought and experience…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Colleges
An Adult Education Programme for the Igorot Women of Northern Philippines
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Smith, Mary Ann; And Others – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Disadvantaged
A Swedish Outreach to Adult Education and the Disadvantaged. An Interim Report
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Convergence, 1974
Reporting on the second year of Sweden's experimental adult education program inititated in 1970, the article discusses the program's progress in reaching adults with inadequate education who, for geographic, economic, social, and psychological reasons, did not participate in adult education. (MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
Empowerment of Fisher Women of Siluvaipatti Fishing Village of Tuticorin, Southeast Coast of India through Adult Education and ICT Training
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Patterson, Jamila; Linden, Eva; Bierbrier, Christin; Lofgren, Inger; Wilhelmsson, Dan; Edward, J. K. Patterson – Convergence, 2008
This paper focuses on adult education and information and communication technologies (ICT) training to fisherwomen of Siluvaipatti fishing village in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu State, southeastern India. The total families in this village are 209 with population 899 (Male: 442; Female: 457). The education level is generally good in…
Descriptors: Females, Adult Education, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
MOBRAL--The Brazilian Literacy Movement: A First Hand Appraisal
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Cairns, John – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Programs, National Programs
The Integrated Women's Empowering Programme (IWEP) as an Example for Establishing Basic Structures of a Nationwide Adult Education System in a Poor Country
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Sandhaas, Bernd – Convergence, 2008
Within Ethiopia's overall development strategy, the Integrated Women's Empowerment Programme (IWEP) aims to develop, test and implement a comprehensive nationwide approach to empower women and their households in selected areas of all regions/national states of Ethiopia. The programme provides functional literacy education and livelihood skills…
Descriptors: Females, Economically Disadvantaged, Adult Education, Foreign Countries
Adult Education and Programmed Learning
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Andrilovic, Vlado – Convergence, 1974
Teaching and learning in adult education must be suited to individual characteristics of whole adult personalities (holism). The best help we can get in this today comes from programed instruction. Modern learning centers established to form networks would improve the abilities of citizens to learn independently, and facilitate continuing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Behavioral Sciences, Computer Assisted Instruction
Multi-national Conference on Basic and Functional Education for Adults
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Draper, James – Convergence, 1975
The conference report briefly discusses: methodology used to explore how educators can foster attitude and behavior change in under-educated people to facilitate national development; international programs; six areas of concern; and participants. The 14 case studies presented at the conference are summarized. (LH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Conference Reports, International Programs
Literacy Training and Revolution: the Vietnamese Experience
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Khoi, Le Thanh – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
A Note from a Ghanaian Field Project
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Mallette, Carol – Convergence, 1975
The method and conduct of a field project researching learning environments and interests of Ghanaian rural adults is presented in the second of a series of three papers tracing the project from concept through conduct to outcome. (Author/LH)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Developing Nations, Educational Research, Field Studies
A Question of Participation: Action and Research in the New Communities Project
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Fordham, Paul; And Others – Convergence, 1975
The New Communities Project is an attempt to involve the majority socioeconomic groups of British society in adult education. (AG)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Demography, Participation