A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine whether or not the need for training in continuing education was perceived by those working in the field. This determination of need was undertaken to determine the feasibility of offering programs of professional preparation in continuing education for persons engaged in continuing education in…

Herein is a special report on issues in German education that is chiefly concerned with educational innovations and practices in the various states of the Federal Republic. The report contains an interview with an official of the Ministry of Education, an article, notices, and announcements. The issues covered are 1) the restructuring of German…

A MODEL OF INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE ADULT EDUCATION PROFESSION PROVIDES FOR--(1) ACCESS TO THE LITERATURE THROUGH BIBLIOGRAPHIES, REVIEWS, AND MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL, (2) PHYSICAL ACCESS (MAINLY IN MICROFORM), (3) SPECIALIZED INFORMATION SERVICES LINKED WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADULT EDUCATION, (4) COORDINATION, RESEARCH,…

IN 1960, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SET UP AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR ADULT EDUCATORS, AND A PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING THE NEW CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND FOR COORDINATING RESEARCH RELATIVE TO THE GREAT PLAINS REGION. THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE KELLOGG FOUNDATION. DIRECTED BY DR. ALAN KNOX, WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE…

This study traces in detail the lines of development of residential adult education, from the idea which preceded the Grundtvig-Kold Danish folk high schools to the multiplicity of forms existing today, and the social and personal forces which have helped shape its development in various cultural settings. Programs in an agrarian society, an…

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ON ADULT TRAINING PROGRAMS HELD IN OTTAWA, CANADA, 1966 ARE REPORTED. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED TRADE AND OCCUPATIONAL INSTRUCTORS, BASIC EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS, AND TRAINERS IN INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED--THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY,…

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…

ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERNS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AFTER IT WAS APPOINTED UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, WAS TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALL FEDERALLY SUPPORTED EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, ADULT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC…