Adult learning programs are becoming increasingly important. This book is designed to serve as a wake-up call for members of the academy who prefer to work with traditional students. It provides practical advice for adult learning programs with insights drawn from case studies and the author's experience. Part 1, "Context and Overview," contains:…

The death of Paulo Freire in May 1997 was a momentous event for educators everywhere, especially adult educators, and a sad one for those who knew and loved him. The author has been thinking and writing about Freire's work for many years, exploring his contribution to a radical politics of adult education. While Freire's work features strongly in…

Discussion at the symposium, held August 15-25, 1973 in West Berlin, was focused mainly on African experiences related to adult functional literacy. (MS)

Time competency, inner-directedness, value existentiality, self-acceptance, ability to relate to others, and acceptance of nature can be learned in adult leisure education if the goal is self-actualization. (Author/AJ)

The author advocates a kind of GI Bill for the aged and aging to help combat occupational, familial, and "psychic and intellectual obsolescence. (Author)

A review of environmental factors (lighting, color, physical layout, noise, temperature, and others) which trainers should consider in compensating for physical limitations of middle aged and older adults. (LY)

Demonstrates the importance of the use of nonformal education programs for teaching basic survival skills to adults in developing countries. (Availability: Dept. of Adult Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506) (SK)

A review of research shows that while some studies support (1) the necessity of developing logical (operational) thought, (2) the maintenance of this cognitive level, and (3) the finality of the formal operational stage, the bulk of research challenges these three aspects of traditional Piagetian theory. (LRA)

In January 1980, TVOntario, a television network operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, began to use computer managed learning in conjunction with television broadcasting for adult learners. The three projects which have been carried out since then have brought promising results. (Author/LLS)

Describes a method of teaching adult educators about learning through an analysis of their own learning processes. After general discussion about learning principles and differences between adults and children, a diagnostic exercise is used to develop a profile of individual learning styles. (SK)

Traces the development of adult learner's advisory programs in libraries, and discusses the librarian's capacity to perform the counselor's role in the contexts of societal factors, popularly-held assumptions, and professional confidence. References are provided. (FM)

Summarizes the transformation theory of adult learning and explains the relationship of transformative learning to autonomous thinking. (SK)

A pilot test of a portfolio assessment process with 16 students in adult basic education and 4 in an English-as-a-Second language program revealed the following benefits: identification of student needs, better instructional planning and methods, and teacher reflection. Problems centered on paperwork, time, student ownership, and assessment of…