Two chapters from the "Handbook on Adult Education in the United States" which have special significance for university extension divisions and evening colleges are reprinted, with some changes and additions. The first gives an overview of institutional arrangements for adult education in colleges and universities, covering factors…

LEADERS IN ADULT EDUCATION AND THE TELEVISION FIELDS ADDRESSED A CONFERENCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF ADULT EDUCATION ON TELEVISION AS A VEHICLE FOR ADULT EDUCATION. DISCUSSION GROUPS CONSIDERED SUCH ISSUES AS TARGET POPULATIONS, NATURE OF PROGRAMS, AND USE OF FOLLOWUP MATERIALS AND METHODS. SOME OF THE IDEAS EXPRESSED WERE THAT THE…

The Venice-Lincoln Technical Center, Venice, Illinois, is housed in former public school facilities and offers a variety of adult education and job training classes. State agencies' involvement and enabling legislation concerned with program implementation, development, and funding are discussed. (LH)

In the past, employer-provided, job-specific training for new employees and continuing education for those who wished to advance in their jobs were often sufficient to keep abreast of technological changes. This is no longer the case, however. The substantial monetary and time expenditures associated with retraining programs that are begun only…

The syllabus for Education 672, an introductory course on adult education at Ohio State University, opens by listing the five basic courses and describing course objectives (knowledge, skill in thinking, and development of interests and social attitudes). Subsequent sections explain the use of term papers and field visits and outline textbook and…

Purpose, teaching program, teachers and principals, students, and school-state relations are various aspects of Finnish provincial folk high schools treated in this document which covers three major periods of development: 1889-1916; 1917-1939; 1946-1966. The schools focused on economics, vocation, retraining, patriotism, social preparedness,…

This report summarizes information from an extensive study of university adult education conducted through questionnaires sent to the Association of University Evening Colleges, National University Extension Association institutions, and a sample of liberal arts colleges, plus interviews with various officials in 18 colleges and universities.…

The report describes the Bergen Community College Adult Learning Center, a part of the college's community service program which has served approximately 15,000 individuals since 1970. Section one discusses the history and development of the Center, section two examines the legal basis of the Center's operation, and section three presents its…

Preretirement education programs can help people (1) to develop an awareness of issues which influence retirement satisfaction, (2) to gain information relevant to retirement planning, (3) to explore options available after retirement, (4) to identify resources for implementing preretirement plans, and (5) to identify community services for…

THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR ADULTS (CSLEA) FROM 1950-1966 AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF CSLEA TO THE FUND FOR ADULT EDUCATION (FAE) THROUGH THE YEARS ARE STRESSED IN THIS HISTORY. DURING THE FIRST PHASE (1951-1955), THE CENTER'S ROLE WAS REFLECTIVE--IT STUDIED ADULT NEEDS AND ENCOURAGED LIBERAL ADULT…

A study examined the effectiveness of Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in providing employment and training assistance for dislocated workers in Maryland. Four areas--participants, program content, funding, and performance--were assessed. Despite its imperfections, JTPA seemed to do a good job of establishing a partnership of…

A SURVEY WAS MADE OF INFORMAL ADULT EDUCATION BY AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CHURCHES IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS (PART OF GREATER KANSAS CITY). RECREATION, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, HUMAN RELATIONS, ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, CREATIVE ARTS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND BIBLE STUDY AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING WERE THE LEADING PROGRAM AREAS. ALL GROUPS BUT ONE CHOSE…

This report describes the nature and scope of further education and industrial training in England and Wales. Examined in a discussion of the United Kingdom educational system are funding, the relationship between school and government, school inspections, and curriculum and research bodies. The next section is devoted to changes that have…

A product of the Project on Vocational Education Models for Linking Agencies Serving the Handicapped, this manual describes various federal agencies and national organizations and outlines their policies and activities related to interagency agreements. (The above-mentioned project is designed to help states meet the needs of students at the…

Soviet adult education has a fourfold purpose. Adult education is a channel by which adults complete their secondary education, a means to upgrade occupational skills, a means of obtaining the skills needed to make a career change, and a vehicle for eliminating class distinctions. Forty-five percent of all participants in Soviet adult education…