This is an interpretive report, commissioned by The College Board's Future Directions for a Learning Society project, of the National Adult Continuing Education Conference held in Detroit 29 October-2 November 1977. Themes included international lifelong learning programs, competency-based education, older persons as resources, the need for…

Presents an interpretive report of the National Adult Education Conference of the Adult Education Association of the USA and the National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education, held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 2-7, 1980. (SK)

Summarizes results of a recent survey indicating that enrollment in public higher education institutions under tuition waiver plans is now possible for older adults in most states. Tabulations show the provisions of the states' legislation, constitutional acts, or policy statements regarding requirements for and extent of tuition waivers. (MF)

Presents an overview of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and then describes the UNESCO Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education, the first worldwide standard-setting instrument in this field, and suggests why the provisions of this document are important to adult educators in the United…

Themes of this interpretive report of the 27th National Adult Education Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, October 25-29, 1978, were employment, ethics, education, environment, and energy. Focus throughout was on people--adult learners and adult educators--and the role of adult education in the years ahead. (MF)