The author discusses observations about adult education drawn from his experience as an adult educator. Topics covered include (1) aims and objectives, (2) planning and organization, (3) relationship between teacher and learner and teaching and learning, and (4) motivation. (CH)

This article focuses upon recent research on educational orientation as measured on an andragogical-pedagogical scale, especially since some of the findings are not completely consistent with andragogical theory and/or beliefs. (CT)

The author observes that the report from the Council on the Continuing Education Unit, "Principles of Good Practice in Continuing Education," is a list of reductive, formal stipulations that imply that adults are not capable of self-directed learning. (CT)

Describes a poetry workshop in which the teachers intended to teach the students but instead found themselves learning with the students. Discusses the importance of elder poets' use of reminiscence and relationships. Techniques that were used, such as audiotaping and discussion of poems, and formula stems are explained. (CT)

Describes a study conducted to gather faculty perceptions of the adult learners in their classes, to explore teaching strategies and methods used by outreach faculty, and to examine faculty motivations for teaching in an off-campus setting. Findings are reported, examined, and summarized. (CT)

Discusses the collaborative mode, a learner-centered method of instruction in which authority for curriculum formation is jointly shared by the learner and the practitioner. Examines the teacher's role, student participation, assessing teaching style, and elements of the Principles of Adult Learning Scale: learner-centered activities,…