Argues that obligatory schooling inevitably polarizes society, and that alienation of modern society in a pedagogical sense is even worse than economic alienation. Concludes that the belief that one can distinguish between what is necessary education for others and what is not is a delusion shared in one and all. (RJ)

This bulletin, the fourth in an annual series, presents a brief description of research projects that have been initiated with support from the Cooperative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education. Most of the projects were contracted in fiscal year 1960. However, descriptions of projects which were recommended for support in May 1960 but…

Adult learning in Norway was examined in a thematic review that focused on the following areas: the contexts of adult learning; the participants in, providers of, and returns from adult learning; issues and problems facing adult learning; and good practices. The following are among the main findings of the review: (1) adult learning has a long…

The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…