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Lamdin, Lois – 1979
The current data on the incidence and predilections of adult students fall into "good news" and "bad news" categories for educators in the humanities. The good news begins with the sheer numbers of potential adult students. In 1975, about 17 million adults were engaged in continuing education, and this figure has probably increased dramatically…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Change
Long, Huey B. – 1982
This paper identifies and describes specific applications of knowledge from other disciplines to adult education. It is observed that the concept of adult educators' borrowing from other fields has been widely discussed in both North and South America. Verner's criteria for selecting usable material are cited. The following four general topics of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
