This report to the Australian Commission on Advanced Education is intended as a basis for discussion by those who have the responsibility for making program and policy decisions in continuing education in Australia's colleges of advanced education. Though the idea that education is continuous with life is coming to be widely accepted…

This inventory, the second in a series of two, is designed to assess the auditory discrimination of illiterate adults in order to identify specific deficiencies that may hinder the process of learning to read. It is intended as an aid to curriculum planning. The second inventory consists of a 21-minute tape plus this manual, which contains…

This report is the third issuing from the Feasibility Study of Multiple Alternatives for the Training of Adult Education Teachers and Administrators and reports the results of a survey of needs in Adult Basic Education (ABE). Data were collected through on-site administration of survey instrument to 1,182 ABE/GED students, 123 teachers, and 22…

In determining the contribution of education to economic growth, Denison omitted occupational education because it "would have but little effect." He estimates that education accounted for 23 percent of the 2.93 percentage point rate of growth of national product from 1929-1957 and 12 percent of the 1909-1929 growth. This research has two main…

The development of consumer education for adults and the literature concerning it are assessed in this report. A brief background and several definitions of consumer education begin the review. Studies relating to target audiences are broken down according to subject matter orientation, age, income, sex, profession, and special needs. The section…

The concept of population education has recently been broadened to include educational programs throughout formal and nonformal education settings. The scope and emphasis of population education is discussed, and a schematic matrix is presented for analyzing and planning the content of population education programs. The current status of school…

Ways in which a church can plan and carry out an adult education program are discussed in this book. Chapters deal with: (1) the church and adult education; (2) problems in developing church adult education programs--confused priorities, avoidance of controversy, dependency, communication problems, lack of meaningful study, and inadequate…

A report to assess the effectiveness of an adult education program that would demonstrate the relationship between enhanced educational skills and promotions and salary increases for entry-level employees. (Author)

Objectives, priorities, and program quality guidelines which have been developed as a result of knowledge gained from grant experience since 1966, changed societal conditions, and altered expectations of funding resources, and which are designed to guide the Continuing Education Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health in its allocation…

This handbook was written as a tool to acquaint teachers and trainers with the numerous existing programs to train the under-educated adult. Part I: People and Programs deals with looking at clients in Adult Basic Education programs and becoming acquainted with some Federal efforts in the field. Part II: Approaches to Teaching the Undereducated…

A TABULATION SHOWS STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS OF 30,951 STUDENTS IN 15 COMMUNITY COLLEGES LOCATED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN FALL 1964. TABLES INTERSPERSED WITH THE TEXT CALL ATTENTION TO PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN STUDENT TYPES (ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, OR ADULT), SEX AND AGE GROUPS, STUDY LOADS, RESIDENCY, COMMUTING DISTANCE, PREVIOUS EDUCATION, AND…

A 1-year project undertaken for World Literacy of Canada to survey the Canadian Literacy scene attempted to identify and describe the adult population in need of literacy activities in Canada, to identify and describe the literacy activities being undertaken by existing organizations, communities and individuals in Canada, and to share the…

Suggests that community colleges are in a strong position to provide diversified women's programs. (JH)

Describes the five-phase CAP (Competency Analysis Profile) system for developing competency-based training programs for adults. The five phases are development of the profile, validation of the profile, specification of competencies, preparation of learning resources, and establishment and management of delivery systems. (EM)

Challenges adult educators to provide the educational experiences and resources necessary for adults to handle life tasks. Introduces the "teachable moment", as part of a lifelong curriculum, which relates the tasks associated with each developmental life stage to appropriate adult education program responses and possible outcomes. (TP)