A continuing education program for top-level government employees. (HS)

Describes a folk high school course for pensioners in Finland and the problems of involving older citizens in such a program. (Author/LF)

Possibilities are unlimited for the excellent adult education program at Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida." (Author)

Critical element in self-concept theory is the total perception which the individual has of himself. Thus, the most important force influencing success or failure of the adult learner is the relative adequacy or inadequacy of his self-concept. (Author/MS)

Adult education agencies were unable to provide programs to attract lower middle-class societal groups. (EB)

Analysis of the objectives of the continuous education program at the University of Canterbury. Emphasis is on the University role as an educating instrument and a reeducating process. (MS)

Gives a background on the various adult/non-formal education programs drawn up since Indian independence, and discusses the needs, aspirations, and problems supported by facts and figures. (Editor)

Suggests a widening of the context of the discussion on collaborative learning. Explores the notion of collaborative learning in the rapidly growing arena of adult learning, either in a school setting or in less formal venues. Offers some reflections on the role of education in the larger enterprise of citizenship. (RS)

Planning a wedding, like planning programs for adult learners, is a process that requires collaboration and respect for all involved in the planning. Most importantly, planning programs requires that the many people involved in the planning listen to and work with each other to negotiate program components in an ethical planning process, while at…

The article reviews the guidelines and progress of the adult reading project entitled "Reading Development" initiated by the Cambridge, England Committee of Education in 1971. (MW)

This paper deals with specific characteristics of elders,1 bearing in mind both their cognitive and their non-cognitive aspects. Regarding their way of learning, the paper refers to basic principles for this group of people: active learning, situational analysis, their experience, awareness that they have--and need--specific time and rhythm for…

The final documents adopted at CONFINTEA V in 1997 set out a variety of issues and challenges for the future development of adult education worldwide. The forthcoming CONFINTEA VI conference, due in 2009, will mark another milestone and provide an opportunity for the stocktaking of success stories and unresolved challenges, and for the development…