Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes? How can employers and unions be engaged? The country…

Education is a lifelong process of continuous learning and renewal. This is necessary because of ongoing research and changes in technologies. For educators, the need for training leads to a continual search for learning opportunities from many sources. School administrators routinely provide in-service training. National and state associations…

Practical questions, strategies, alternatives, and planning for the implementation of life-long education are presented, as well as a ten step sequence for the elaboration of educational policy and strategy leading to the creation of life-long learning facilities. (LH)

Cultural immersion programs on a wider scale and in greater variety need to be developed in order for Americans to receive a better understanding of other societies. Institutions for continuing education should provide the right counsel and suitable programs to help Americans to choose the most educational experiences abroad rather than succumb to…

The author finds that Canadian progress toward lifelong learning and adult literacy has not been satisfactory, mainly due to the fragmentation inherent in provincial systems of education and to the lack of federal leadership. (SJL)

Adult educators, providing necessary lifelong, comprehensive education, face the major imperative of solving the problem of racism. Numerous other imperatives concerning program design and content must be fulfilled in effectively meeting adult learners' needs. Guidance from the principles expressed in a proposed adult educator's Hippocratic Oath…

The Lifelong Learning Project (established under the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) and possible approaches toward the development of effective and efficient Federal-State relationships in carrying out adult learning programs in communities are discussed along with other implications of the project. (TA)

The author lists the criteria recurrent education should fulfill to effect movement toward the principle of lifelong learning. He suggests that through a series of local experiments in recurrent education a more rational use of resources and a more balanced approach to educational provision may be achieved. (AJ)

Author presented a case study of one particular educational endeavor in which there is a heavy reliance on modern technology. (Author/RK)

As part of a 2-year study to plan, develop, and offer relevant continuing education programs for women in Pensacola, a Delphi study was conducted to determine the educational needs and priorities of different types of women living in Pensacola. The Delphi method was selected because it is considered an effective way of eliciting the opinions of a…

Lifelong learning is discussed in terms of its meaning, similar educational concepts, slow acceptance on the part of society and educational institutions, and practical limitations (facilities, financial support, and quality of instruction) to its development. (LH)

Author states that "...potential /of lifelong education in the arts/ for helping to add to and define meaning in human life would be vastly expanded if it...were treated as a basic skill in constant need of refurbishing." (Author/RW)

Paid educational leave should become a regular feature of work life in Canada, according to the National Advisory Panel on Skill Development Leave. Following an eight-month study of the background and reasons for educational leave, the panel recommended that educational leave be established for the following reasons: (1) equity in allowing persons…

Discusses the planning and possible effects of marketing efforts. Considers means of retaining current students and recruiting two groups of nonstudents--potential students with no educational interest who need special encouragement and members of the workforce who may have lifelong learning needs and interests. (AYC)