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Whitehouse, J. R. W. – Labour Education, 1980
This discussion of labor education needs in the 1980s covers (1) subject matter and needs of special groups; (2) the role of trade unions and organizational framework; and (3) financing of workers' education. (SK)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Economic Development, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedHarnett, Oonagh – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Discusses the growth of university programs aimed at bridging the transition of women from home to the labor force or to further education and training in the United States. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Continuing Education, Course Content, Education Work Relationship
Download full textOsguthorpe, Russell T.; And Others – 1982
This guide is designed for teachers of the "Body Revolution" weight control program. The program may be used either in conjunction with a school program or as an activity for adults in community education programs. The emphasis of the program is on weight loss. Activities are outlined that focus on behavior change, nutrition, and physical fitness.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Continuing Education
Clark, Ralph J., Ed.; Rooth, S. John, Ed. – 1988
This publication contains the following 24 case studies of adult education in Australia: "NSW Department of Agriculture Home Study Programme" (O'Neill); "Self-Help Adult Education: The University of the Third Age at the Brisbane CAE" (Swindell); "Marriage Enrichment Programme" (D. Kerr, C. Kerr); "Carringbush…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Citizenship Education
ASPBAE Courier, 1983
This journal consists of eight articles dealing with self-help and community education. Included in the volume are the following articles: "An Uphill Struggle--Self-Help in Bangladesh," by S. Harrison and Judy Saul; "How Not to Help a Local Community: A Case from South India," by Nora Sammut and Maria Theresa; "The High…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Education, Community Services
Kearns, Peter – 2002
A study examined key dimensions of the pattern of learning and enterprise culture change relating to provision of training and learning services for small businesses in Australia. Barriers to training were both demand- and supply-side factors. Research showed the significance of informal learning that occurs in workplaces of small firms but was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Benchmarking
Reed, Horace B., Ed.; Loughran, Elizabeth Lee, Ed. – 1984
This compedium volume summarizes a study on the characteristics and underlying assumptions of education beyond schools. The three chapters in Part I present a method for analyzing and comparing 10 distinct approaches to out-of-school education and demonstrate the important kinds of generalizations this method can generate. Chapter 1 is an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Programs
