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Galbraith, Michael W.; And Others – 1997
This book provides a practical orientation as well as a conceptual framework for understanding the administrative process by examining the primary elements, functions, and processes involved with effective administration of adult, community, and continuing education agencies and organizations. The book is organized in nine chapters. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Budgeting, Community Education
Download full textBarer-Stein, Thelma, Ed.; Draper, James A., Ed. – 1989
The chapters and authors in this volume are as follows: "The New World of Continuing Education" (Thomas); "Compared to What? Comparison Studies as an Added Dimension for Adult Learning" (Kidd); "Culture in the Classroom" (Barer-Stein); "Planning for Learning: A Model for Creative Decision Making" (Herman);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Andragogy, Comparative Education
Bhola, H. S. – 1989
Addressed to politicians and policy makers who allocate resources among competing programs of education and extension, practitioners who make day-to-day program decisions, and the scholarly community, this document on trends and issues in adult education around the globe consists of 14 chapters, each with notes and references. The purpose,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Comparative Education, Continuing Education
Quigley, B. Allen, Ed. – 1989
Papers and task force reports are as follows: "Possibility and Plurality: The Futuring of Adult Education" (Greene); "Adult Education in an Information Age" (Steele); "Fulfilling the Promise of Adult and Continuing Education" (Quigley); "Imperatives for Planning Impactful Continuing Education Programs" (Knox); "Graduate Education for the 1990's:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Career Planning
Freer, Kevin J. – 1992
This guide provides information on how to plan, implement, and evaluate staff development programs for adult basic education teachers, administrators, volunteers, and aides. It is divided into sections that deal with various components of a staff developmental program: (1) background information; (2) planning; (3) implementation; (4) evaluation;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Continuing Education
Hall, William C., Ed. – 1987
This digest summarizes the contents of the more than 50 separate items that were published by the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) National Centre for Research and Development in 1986-87. These items include major research reports, video programs, newsletters, clearinghouse reports and textbooks. The first section provides an overview of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Clearinghouses
Kerfoot, Caroline – 2001
The impacts of the adult basic education and training (ABET) courses offered by the Centre for Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) in South Africa's Northern Cape Province were examined. Data were collected through questionnaires, open-ended and semi-structured interviews, observations, and document analysis. Of the 221 students enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Sherman, Renee; Tibbetts, John; Dobbins, Dionne; Weidler, Danielle – 2001
This publication is designed to help adult education administrators think reflectively about their programs, identify areas of strengths and areas of improvement for themselves and for their programs, and plan and implement strategies that enhance the overall quality of their programs. The guide identifies a set of 17 recognized skills and…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
McCauley, Fiona – 2000
The issues facing the following areas of adult education in Ireland in the era of lifelong learning were examined in a white paper: (1) second chance and further education; (2) community education; (3) workplace education; and (4) higher education. The Irish National Association of Adult Education (AONTAS) analyzed the recommendations presented in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Hine, William C., Ed. – 2001
The following 22 research papers are included in this proceedings: "Relationships between Scholarly Activities of Teaching and the Scholarly Activities of Research" (Ahmed Khaled Ahmed and James McElhinney); "Making the Invisible Visible: British Caribbean Immigrant Women & Their Learning Experiences in Institutions of Higher Learning" (Mary V.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Reno, Hilde, Comp.; Witte, Maria, Comp. – 1996
The following are among the 56 papers included in this proceedings: "Contextual Factors Associated with Evaluation Practices of Selected Adult and Continuing Education Providers in Malaysia" (S. Ahmad); "The Professional Ethic and the Spirit of Post-Modernism" (P. Armstrong); "Transforming the Teacher-Student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Knapper, Christopher K.; Cropley, Arthur J. – 2000
This book, which is intended for academics, educators, educational managers, and policymakers concerned with higher education, examines how universities and colleges can prepare their students for lifelong learning through continuing education, specialized courses for adults, and mainstream teaching programs geared toward traditional students. The…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)
