This paper deals with specific characteristics of elders,1 bearing in mind both their cognitive and their non-cognitive aspects. Regarding their way of learning, the paper refers to basic principles for this group of people: active learning, situational analysis, their experience, awareness that they have--and need--specific time and rhythm for…

The final documents adopted at CONFINTEA V in 1997 set out a variety of issues and challenges for the future development of adult education worldwide. The forthcoming CONFINTEA VI conference, due in 2009, will mark another milestone and provide an opportunity for the stocktaking of success stories and unresolved challenges, and for the development…

"Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling: An Adult Reading Course of Study" is an evidence-based course of study designed to teach adult learners to decode and spell words more accurately and fluently. It is designed to be used as one component of a comprehensive adult reading course. The target population for the course is adult basic education…

The directory seeks to list all active Adult Literacy Instruction Programs run by local education authorities in England and Wales. It includes the following information regarding the programs: goals of individual programs, addresses, telephone numbers, responsible persons, a brief program description, and the date of the commencement of the…

The semiannual report of the Cleveland Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) covers the period January 1 to June 30, 1970. Part I of the report discusses: (1) Experiments or Changes in FGP Work Program; (2) Accomplishments; (3) Benefits of FGP; (4) Unresolved Issues; (5) Future Plans; and (6) Personnel Changes. Part II concerns: (1) Orientation and…

Involvement of senior citizens in the university-based gerontology curriculum at the University of Oregon is directed toward removing psychological and emotional barriers. Five principles helpful in planning a senior scholar program include putting control of participation in the teaching-learning situation in the hands of the older person. (AJ)

Director of the Adult Education Research Institute describes methods of adult education in the Soviet Union. (SP)

The author pursues the discussion about fees for adult classes engendered by recent events, legislation, and publications, on the basis that "adult education must be regarded as a public investment good rather than a private consumer good. (Author/MF)

The objectives of the Basic Education and Occupational Orientation Program were to provide undereducated American Indians with basic communication skills, occupational direction, counseling, and economic insights. (MS)

An Adult Basic Education Summer Institute was organized to provide an in-service training program for adult basic education teachers that provided them with state certification credit. (AN)

A proposed solution to the problem of post release return is that of a national call for volunteers to visit the prisons and donate their services in a constructive program of academic education. This would involve tutoring of reading and writing, as well as counseling. (Author/MS)

The author recommends variety in content, method, and scheduling for adult liberal arts programs; suggests a curriculum organized around the nature of man, human society, and the physical realm; and offers ideas for program operation. (LY)

Adult education by means of communication satellites is stressed as a key to reciprocal interdependence. The author states that technological advances such as communications satellites can be used effectively to diffuse knowledge and offer options for choice in evolving societies. (RR)