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Smith, L. L. – NUEA Spectator, 1973
The most exciting educational experiences in America are those in which busy adults are lifted out of the humdrum of daily preoccupations and routines and introduced to new ideas, challenges and perspectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Development, Continuing Education, Educational Responsibility, Extension Education
Brooke, Paula, Ed. – 1983
This report contains a summary and six papers from a symposium to examine and define citizenship education for adults and to consider the curriculum implications for adult basic education, English as a second language, and adult special education. The summary report gives an overview of symposium activities and discussions, with particular…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Community Development
Charnley, A. H.; And Others – 1983
The twelfth in a series of research reviews investigating adult education in Great Britain, this paper focuses on adult education activities in local geographic areas and on the concept of "community" and its enhancement of adult education services. After part 1 summarizes the other reviews in the series, part 2 discusses the role of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community, Community Characteristics
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This document contains information about the first four international conferences on adult education and their political, social, and educational contexts. The document presents chronological summaries of key events that occurred in the political, social, and educational spheres in each of the years from 1945 through 1997. The discussions of each…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Community Development, Conferences
Download full textASPBAE Courier Service, 1981
This issue contains extracts from twenty-one country reports and case studies presented to the Unesco Regional Seminar on Adult Education and Development in Bangkok, November 24-December 4, 1980. The excerpts have an emphasis on innovations in adult education in the region. Countries and programs discussed include (1) community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
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
Gray, Fred, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 12 papers about lifelong learning in rural communities in Great Britain. The papers, which are intended for lecturers, tutors, and guidance professionals but may also prove useful to organizations providing lifelong learning and policymakers, include conceptual tools as well as empirical case studies documenting lifelong…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
