The COVID-19 pandemic led to a marked increase in the number of online courses in adult education. However, such courses are viewed ambivalently because, on one hand, they are associated with digitalisation processes and an increased accessibility, reach, and flexibility of learning opportunities, whereas, on the other hand, there are concerns…

In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) released its Reentry Education Model, an evidence-based effort "to bridge the gap between prison and community-based education and training programs." The model focuses on establishing a strong program infrastructure, strengthening and…

Since 1994 South African further education and training (FET) has undergone significant and fundamental changes. These changes include the transfer of colleges between state departments, curriculum revision, forced mergers and a shift in the student population. As a result of the growing interest in, and funding of, vocationally aligned education,…

It is suggested that Polyvalent Centers, providing for the multifarious educational needs of individuals and the community, might serve the tribal communities of India. (LH)

We must know more about adult education, why people enroll, who they are, and what they expect; we must develop new and better techniques for serving them; and we must define the role of government. Some have proposed a National Center for Lifelong Learning, which could interpret data on adult education and serve as the instrument in developing a…

Huntsville, Alabama, is known chiefly in connection with rocketry, but many local citizens think first of its work in adult education. (Editor)

The directory of Adult Education Agencies in Egypt is a listing of six different types of organizations: national bodies and central agencies; teachers' training institutes and research institutions; adult education institutions (governmental); adult education institutions (non-governmental); central libraries and documentation centers; and…

The rise and fall of educational and recreational centers in the early part of the 20th century. (RA)

Personally involved in the development of a truly different school in Dallas, Tex., the writer describes in detail the planning, community involvement, and solutions to problems encountered during the growth of this career-oriented school. (Editor)

This listing provides directory information for the national Helen Keller Center and its 10 regional offices. The centers provide extensive evaluative and rehabilitation services to people who are deaf and blind. (CR)

The article is a survey of services offered by the Division of University Services and Continuing Education at Florida International University. Provisions are made for a wide range of non-credit educational programs tailored to meet diversified needs of the metropolitan community. (Author)

The document reports on the accomplishment of each of nine objectives designed to provide supportive services for ESL (English as a Second Language) adult education programs in Illinois. The objectives (met fully or partially with a 9 1/2 to 12 month period) involved: (1) expansion of the Bilingual Education Service Center's curriculum center to…

Community education has the potential for a major impact upon the entire society, providing broadened opportunities for pursuing an enriched life through educational, cultural, and recreational pursuits. (JD)