In evaluating Federally-funded adult consumer-homemaking education programs in New York, ten programs were selected. A sample of participants was drawn through a process of random, unannounced visits. Evaluation techniques included interviews, systematic observation, ratings, and recording critical incidents. Several instruments were created for…

This feasibility study provides the Fashion Institute of Technology with a number of continuous-learning-year calendar choices, along with several suggestions regarding implementation procedures. The nature of the implementation process and the issues confronting the college administrator who is willing to reschedule the college year to facilitate…

Some important developments affecting the use of the mass media in adult education are described in this collection of papers. A paper by Dr. George Gordon accuses educators of lacking imagination in their whole approach to adult education, especially in their use of the media. Dr. Robert Carlson's paper delineates the history of educational…

The Reader Development Program of The Free Library of Philadelphia makes available audio-visual materials designed to aid under-educated adults and young adults in overcoming the educational, cultural and economic deficiencies in their lives. These materials are loaned for a week at a time to instructors, tutors, reading specialists, social…

A four-year followup study was conducted among the 1969 graduating class of the Jackson County Adult Evening High School to assess the educational, social, and/or financial benefits of the program. Comparisons were made with the results of the one-year follow study. Results, based on the 90% of questionnaires that were returned, include the…

Population education is the term used to describe the efforts of the educational system to make children, youth and adults aware of population changes and their consequences, so that they may, as individuals and as members of society, make informed population-related decisions. The entire range of educational institutions within a country--both…

This evaluative instrument provides the prospective evaluator with a means for systematically viewing nine common elements of Adult and Continuing Education Centers. These elements are: (1) setting and students; (2) philosophy and objectives; (3) facilities and equipment; (4) instructional programs; (5) administrative organization; (6) personnel;…

This report deals with the philosophy behind the Liverpool Educational Priority Area Project, a program of adult education for working class persons, and describes two of the programs in detail. Education in an EPA needs to be relevant, grounded in real problems and situations, and the emphasis should be on involvement and discovery. The first…

This document is an English language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of the Fourth Indian Five Year Plan Report, Chapter 15, which deals with Education and Manpower. India's tasks in providing educational facilities for children in the 6-14 age group are immense. Only about 60% of that age group are in school today. The Plan refers to this…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report prepared by a committee to investigate ways to improve secondary education for those who don't attend high school on a regular basis. In the report, the committee analyzes and assesses the current secondary education system. It points to the shortcomings of the…

This 48-item annotated bibliography is a supplement to the basic one published in 1970. These bibliographies are selective subject guides prepared to aid in the fulfillment of the mission of Air Force libraries in the Pacific area by providing reading materials for research, reference, job information, self-education, collateral reading assistance…

This document describes an experimental, multinational plan for adult secondary education sponsored through the Organization of American States and the Argentine Ministry of Culture and Education. General and specific goals of the program are listed here along with details of the proposed curriculum and areas of study, entrance requirements,…

The measurement of the evolution of illiteracy is the focus of this study. An elementary method for estimating the short-term evolution of the number of illiterates forms the subject of the first part of this analysis. This method is based on the demographic growth rate, the product of the school system and past trends. The second part is devoted…

This presentation, through examples and practical suggestions, shows how systematic design can make instructional telecommunications more effective and efficient. There are several approaches to the design of systematic instruction; one example is the system used by Kentucky Educational Television in an instructional series preparing adults for…

Milwaukee Area Technical College served 105,000 adults with its outreach programs during 1977-78 with courses for business and industry employees, adult basic education, community services, family living education, urban concerns, and evening centers. Scope of these programs is briefly described. (MF)