The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These papers are from the CIAE 2020 Virtual International…

This article reports on a study that examines the effects of metacognitive reading strategy instruction on reading performance of adult ESL learners with limited English and literacy skills. The strategy instruction was implemented over a period of four months with a group of 18 learners who were enrolled in a high beginning literacy course in an…

This article features Liverpool University's Go Higher, a one-year programme for adults who want to return to part-time education with a view to going on a degree course. For 10 years, Go Higher programme has been helping adults with few or no formal qualifications gain access to university-level study. The standards of learning and teaching on…

Reviews various proposals of the Economics Association (Great Britain) which address the need for improved economic understanding among adults. Discusses adult motivations, barriers to learning, learning methods, and sources of economic understanding. Recommends further research, pilot projects, and other means of promoting adult economic…

Critiques the current debate on adult education. Discusses adult education as an academic discipline, the function of theory in adult education, the clientele, and questions of professionalization in the field. (RW)

Televised continuing education provides an opportunity for educational institutions to expand their borders, to gain new students and to meet the needs of prospective students unable to conform to the time and space demands of traditional education. As American society ages, increasing numbers of non-residential (non-campus) students are seeking…

Seven guidelines for an adult typewriting program are presented to insure that the program is compatible with adult needs and characteristics. The guidelines include cooperative assessment of goals, flexibility in classroom procedures, immediate feedback, self-evaluation and self-direction, and job relevance. (MF)

This dissertation discusses teaching English to the adult (24 years old or older) undergraduate. The purposes of the paper were to make a statement on teaching the adult; to survey adults for their perceptions of their needs and the ways the courses met them; to review findings of schools offering special adult degree programs; and to develop a…

In response to implications raised by earlier research in the field, a study investigated the learning projects (as defined by Allen Tough, 1971) of a group of nonliterate and semiliterate adults in a small community. Brown's Town, Jamaica, was chosen as the area of the study because Jamaica is a Third World nation that has recently initiated a…

Ways in which a church can plan and carry out an adult education program are discussed in this book. Chapters deal with: (1) the church and adult education; (2) problems in developing church adult education programs--confused priorities, avoidance of controversy, dependency, communication problems, lack of meaningful study, and inadequate…

The nature of adult economics education provided in the United Kingdom is outlined, and a framework within which it might be investigated is suggested. Androgogical learning principles are critically appraised and are compared and contrasted to pedagogical principles. An adult economics course model is developed, against which actual courses may…

This handbook is intended for teachers new to adult basic education (ABE) programs and attempts to cover concepts of adult learning and the role of the educator as facilitator and resource for self-directed learners. Background information is provided concerning the phenomenon of illiteracy with discussions of basic principles (particularly…

Proceedings are presented of the second annual Lifelong Learning Conference, which was designed to build interagency linkages. Papers included deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, adult basic education, and research methodology. Each…

This paper examines adult vocational education in the context of the current vocational education system. The first of four major sections defines and discusses the background of adult vocational education. In section 2, a typology of vocational education is presented, followed by a discussion of three funding categories as they relate to adult…

This illustrated handbook was prepared for adult basic education (ABE) coordinators and teachers and is suggested for use in new teacher orientation, in-service education, or as resource material. The ABE concerns of recruitment of adults for programs, retention of students, and rewards for those completing the program are discussed with many "do"…