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Turner, Douglas – Teaching Adults, 1975
Available from: National Institute of Adult Education (England and Wales), 35 Queen Anne St., London W1M OBL England.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
Download full textShearer, J. G. S., Ed. – 1973
The Year Book of Adult Education in Scotland for 1972-73 contains: (1) next [new] business; (2) directory of organizations--Scottish Institute of Adult Education, education authorities, the universities, the Workers' Educational Association, Newbattle Abbey College, the Open University, university contribution to adult education H.M. Forces, radio…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education
Gravatt, Julian – FEDA Bulletin, 1998
Expenditures on further education (FE) in England were examined as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), which was a zero-based budgeting exercise performed by the Labour government for a 3-year period covering 1999-2002. The CSR increased total FE funding by 7% in 1999-2000. When the anticipated 5% increase in FE enrollments and…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
McIntyre, John; Brown, Tony; Ferrier, Fran – 1996
The financial operations of providers of adult and community education (ACE) in New South Wales, Australia, were examined in a conceptual and empirical study. Enrollment data were analyzed and case studies of three community colleges and two community adult education centers in metropolitan, coastal, and rural communities were conducted. Four…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 2002
The problem of social exclusion in Poland was examined along with possible strategies for combating social exclusion through vocational education and training (VET). The examination began with an analysis of the special needs of individuals who have reduced opportunities within the labor market and/or are members of national and ethnic minorities.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Programs, At Risk Persons, Change Strategies
Cotton, Paul – 2001
The past, present, and future of vocational education and training (VET) in Belgium were examined. The examination focused on the following topics: Belgium's education system; VET for young people; continuing vocational training; financing of continuing VET; qualitative aspects of VET; training of trainers; and trends and prospects. The following…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Programs, Career Counseling, Continuing Education
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1995
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was a collaborative effort by seven governments and three intergovernmental organizations to describe and compare the literacy skills of people from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Each country drew a probability sample from which results…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Comparative Analysis
