Article focused on NCA standards for adult high schools and the experimentation and innovation so vital to the continued vigor of adult secondary education. (Editor/RK)

The primary purpose of this book is to serve as an overview for teacher aide training. It is an attempt to gather and relate introductory information necessary for the orientation and education of auxiliary personnel in education. Some of the areas given primary consideration are: (1) human growth and development, (2) history of education, (3)…

This guide is intended to assist educators in establishing and organizing consumer education programs for Americans beyond the high school years. It is primarily a tool for tailoring basic consumer curricula to the special characteristics and needs of adult students. Suggestions are given for possible content areas, illustrations are given of…

Chronicles the work of various American Theatre Association members to obtain a grant from the Alliance for Arts Education to fund a status study of the theatre opportunities for and by senior adults. Theatre News American Theatre Association, Inc. 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Subscription Rates; one year, $5.00; two years,…

Suggests some ideas that could stimulate and be incentives for defining programs of adult education in the future. These involve changing priorities, developing a framework which allows adult education programs to be established, and managing decision-making processes. (CT)

This guide for planning and initiating library programs for adult chronic psychiatric patients includes discussions of goals and format, lists of materials and sources, and outlines of programs used at Retreat State Hospital. These programs, which are described in terms of objectives, content, recommended materials, sources, and other references,…

The rapid changes in society during the last few decades have magnified the importance of leisure time recreation. Educating people for the recreative use of leisure is an opportunity and a challenge to adult education. This article examines the basic criteria and possible activities for an adult leisure time educational program. (EM)

Presents an account of a collaboration between adult education and commerce--adult programs held in and promoted by a bookshop. Discusses placement of the activities, program events (information, advice, and enrollment), future plans, and evaluation of the program. (CT)

A comparison of urban planners and adult educators; the findings were interpreted as suggesting major differences between the two groups." (Author/SP)

This manual offers guidelines for developing adult programming in Vermont public libraries as a means of bringing many people together to exchange ideas, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences. Sections cover reasons for providing adult programming; the need for well-chosen and organized book collections; the persons who should be responsible for…

Literacy should be viewed as a continuum of undereducation, stretching from those who cannot read and write at all at the low end to those who have less than a high school education at the high end. People at different points have different needs, which may differ greatly from those current literacy programs try to meet. The track record of…