Sustainable eating may benefit both the environment and human health. Currently, no Extension programs addressing healthy and sustainable eating are available that target adults in communities. Since sustainable eating is a sensitive topic, this project engaged Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension agents in Kentucky, to garner their…

The Farmers Training and Functional Literacy Program should attempt to broaden the program content in exploring the possibilities of undertaking a comprehensive evaluation and the addition of social, cultural, and political education along with training in occupational functions. (Author/BP)

Short-term adult residential education in Great Britain began as several experimental programs in the 1910s and began to be extensively developed in the mid-1940s. Great hopes were expressed that residential adult programs would become a key component in the adult education system and much was written about developing a unique mission and…

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…

This report addresses the selection, training, and utilization of Navy Recruit Company Commanders (Recruit Training Instructors). It represents one in a series of reports concerning the optimization of Navy Recruit Training to meet the needs of the post-1980 period. The report provides a comprehensive review of the Navy's Recruit Company Commander…

Even Start is a family literacy and support program for families with young children. This paper focuses on the impact and potential of transitions for children and adults as Even Start helps them move across settings. Such transitions occur daily, such as from home to day care to work, or occur over time, such as a transition to formal schooling.…

The first 38 pages of the document describe the project designed to develop a coordinated, comprehensive system to deliver community services and continuing education services throughout Maryland higher education institutions. Discussed are project objectives, operations, and accomplishments, the final evaluation summary, the impact on the…

Even Start is a family literacy and support program for families with young children. This paper identifies several characteristics of adult learners in order to suggest effective approaches for working with adults to improve literacy skills. The first section presents five case studies illustrating adults with different histories, circumstances,…

These issues contain abstracts of research reports, literature reviews, conference proceedings, directories, project reports, and other documents describing work being done in the field of technical and further education in Australia. The issues contain 103 and 147 entries, respectively. Each entry contains the following information: a Technical…

These issues contain abstracts of research reports, literature reviews, conference proceedings, directories, project reports, and other documents describing work being done in the field of technical and further education in Australia. The issues contain 127 and 172 entries, respectively. Each entry contains the following information: a Technical…