Adult education in rural areas has to be geared to the problems faced by farmers. This requires more emphasis on practical training in adult education programs. (Author/EC)

Provides the background information needed for the development of national policy related to education" for the aging. (Editor/AN)

Professor at a Virginia community college discusses its goals and activities in adult education. (SP)

This document discusses continuing education, primarily as it concerns Idaho, with specific reference to classroom teachers. The report makes the assumption that education is not just for students or scholars but should fulfill the need for an "enlightened electorate.""Continuing education" is defined as including all forms of…

Inter-disciplinary attitude toward curricular materials and analysis of their relevance to Appalachian needs are introduced. A two-day brainstorming session of expert educators in reading, sociology, adult education, and nutrition exploring relationship between various curricular materials and Appalachian experience is summarized. (NF)

Older adults are interested in learning, their educational needs are diverse, and teaching approaches need to be varied. The heterogeneity of the older adult group must be considered in planning educational activities. (SK)

The final report of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) National Teacher Training Study opens with a comment on how little is known about ABE teacher training. Therefore this report is concerned with only the broad areas of need in the field. Four reports have been prepared and issued as a result of this project and are all summarized here. The…

The Center for Vocational Education at Ohio State is conducting a survey to locate career development services for adults, and the article gives several examples from the 100 programs already identified. (Author)

A recent feasibility study showed broad interest in accreditation among a number of organizations which provide continuing education for adults. The Continuing Education Council, devoted to the improvement of continuing education through accreditation, has been established. (MW)

The document examines the need to develop and implement more adequate evaluation methods for broad-aimed adult education programs, and presents some suggestions. Broad-aimed adult education programs are described as those which seek to affect the quality of the learners' lives through education and to help learners cope more effectively with their…

The 1976 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE) summarizes council activities and recommendations on problems in the following areas: (1) parent/early childhood education, (2) program/administrative review, (3) adult education clearinghouse, and (4) State advisory councils. Recommendations for the reorganization…

The survey explored the informational, educational, and cultural interests of older people in the Schoolcraft College area to determine what kinds of programs were of most interest to them. A one-page large print questionnaire was administered by a staff person except in the cases where a copy of the questionnaire had been made available through a…

Findings from research are cited to document the rates of participation in adult education by age, the main obstacles to growth of educational programs for older adults, and the needs of older adults. Various arguments are advanced in behalf of a strengthened program for the education of older adults. (JT)

Examines the failure of adult literacy programs in North America. Argues that the problem's scope and funding limitations demand cost- effective measures: prevention of early childhood deprivations that stunt cognitive development, replacement of many full-time programs with part-time or drop-in programs, and use of volunteers. (SV)

There are four basic dimensions of social change (demographic trends, employment trends, technological advances in research and development, and the results of psychosocial research on the intellectual acuity of the aged) that explain why adult education for older citizens is the most exciting frontier in education in our country. (Author/BP)