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Radcliffe, David – Educational Gerontology, 1982
Asks whether our understanding of problems posed for education in the later years can be aided by current developments in educational thought in the Third World. Suggests ways in which education in the later years can be given the recognition it deserves. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Developmental Stages, Educational Trends
Conger, D. Stuart – 1973
A description is provided of the training and counseling materials and methods prepared by the Saskatchewan NewStart and the Training Research and Development Station. Following a brief review of the concept of social inventions, summary descriptions are provided of nine adult education courses. These are: 1) Life Skills, which focuses upon…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
New Brunswick Dept. of Education, Fredericton (Canada). – 1989
A study collected information about research on adult education conducted in Canada from 1983-1988 and identified themes that emerged from the research studies, projects, and activities. Sources of information searched were electronic databases, bibliographic compilations of reports and articles in adult education and related fields, journals, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education
Wildemeersch, Danny, Ed.; Finger, Matthias, Ed.; Jansen, Theo, Ed. – 2000
In this book, 16 authors from Europe, Africa, and the United States reflect on the transformations that are currently taking place in the field of adult and continuing education. The 12 chapters are "Reconciling the Irreconcilable? Adult and Continuing Education Between Personal Development, Corporate Concerns, and Public Responsibility"…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education
Baskett, H. K., Ed. – 1991
Among 8 French and 36 English papers are the following: "Confronting the Self in Research" (Baskett); "Learning Processes as They Occur in Groups" (Becker, Hill); "La pensee critique a-t-elle un sexe?" (Bedard, Ouellette); "The Effect of Literacy on Income and Duration of Employment" (Blunt); "Graduate…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Cunningham, Phyllis M., Ed. – 1989
This handbook contains 48 articles on adult and continuing education. Part 1, which deals with adult education as a field of professional practice, includes articles on such topics as the social and historical contexts of adult and continuing education, adult education and international development, the voluntary sector and adult education, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning