Focuses on some important aspects of managing training activities, such as arranging program logistics, obtaining/hiring program resource people, preparing budgets and plans, training and supervising personnel and managing leadership. (CSS)

Focuses on the differences in managing in private and public organizations. Discusses those factors that affect management in adult education organizations. (Author)

ADULT EDUCATION BY CORRESPONDENCE IN THE NETHERLANDS IS DOMINATED BY THE LEIDSCHE ONDERWIJSINSTELLINGEN (L.O.I.), A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PARTIALLY STATE-SUPPORTED, WHICH TRAINS 75,000 STUDENTS IN 400 COURSES AT ANY ONE TIME. ONLY GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS ARE GIVEN. THE L.O.I. HAS ADDED TO ITS ORGANIZATION SEVERAL SCHOOLS FOR PURELY ORAL…

A model for evaluation planning of post-literacy programs involves listing possible evaluation needs, administration of evaluation, and dissemination of evaluation results for utilization by all potential users. Questions that should be pursued in evaluating post-literacy can be divided into these categories: (1) questions at the interface…

THIS COMMENTARY ON CREATIVITY RESEARCH DEFINES THE CREATIVE RESPONSE AND THE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CREATIVE PERSON, AND OUTLINES THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND THE BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO IT. CREATIVE WRITERS AND PAINTERS ARE USED AS EXAMPLES. CERTAIN TEACHING METHODS ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY--(1) LEADING THE STUDENT TO QUESTION, (2) USING…

Gathering information is futile without implementation of programs based on the findings. Data from a single needs assessment study can provide useful information to decision makers at several levels. Studies of a general population of adults provide data for state, regional, and local continuing education practitioners. (CT)

THE NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER PLAN FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CALLS FOR PROGRAMS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ACHIEVED INITIAL EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED INITIAL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, FOR MAKING ITS RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, FOR EXTENDING ITS CULTURAL RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, AND FOR…

Recent program planning literature involving adult education has attempted to draw upon techniques from marketing management. Most of the literature has, however, not explored the relationship between adult education program decision needs and fundamental marketing concepts. Adult educators and marketing managers are conducting similar daily…

This instructor's manual is intended to serve as a guide for establishing a small business management adult education program in the local community that will help small business entrepreneurs solve their business management problems and attain the goals they have established for their businesses and their families. (The program curriculum and…

Developed to assist managers of adult and continuing education programs, this management guide contains thirteen chapters written by several authors selected for their expertise in their respective areas. These chapters are divided into three major sections. The first section includes three introductory chapters providing (1) an overview of this…

This application for continuation of the bilingual education program at the Bilingual School in the Bronx provides a review of projects conducted during the first year, and proposals and budgeting requirements for the second year. Discussion of the first year's program provides details on the teacher training component, curriculum and materials…

Seeking full use of the educational resources available to developing countries in the areas of rural education and agricultural training, this paper is concerned with ways in which the efforts of organizations and institutions concerned with rural development might be improved and expanded. A generalized critical analysis of different facets of…

"KNOWING AND EDUCATING THE DISADVANTAGED" IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANTS OR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. IT IS ARRANGED BY BOTH TOPIC AND TITLE INDEXES. TOPICS INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, AMERICAN CULTURE, DIRECTORIES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION OF…

The purpose of this project was to develop recommendations and plans for program, personnel, and facilities for a new Horace Mann Center for the Deaf as a replacement for and an expansion of the present school. The project staff's initial proposal took into account the existing background, programs, and needs of the deaf in Massachusetts. The…

Based on experience gained during the development of the Planters Employee Training (PET) program in cooperation with the Suffolk City Schools, Virginia, this handbook provides guidelines for similar cooperative adult basic education (CABE) programs. The table of contents is arranged in the order in which the CABE/PET program was developed and…