CANADIAN RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS ARE LISTED BY PROVINCE, WITH INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE CENTER NAME, ADDRESS, CONTACT OFFICE, SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, NUMBER ACCOMMODATED, USER DAYS IN 1965, TYPES OF PROGRAMS OFFERED, AND GENERAL COMMENTS. PROGRAMS TAILORED TO NEEDS CHARACTERIZE CANADIAN CENTERS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT AS PROVINCIAL…

The six descriptive position papers were prepared after selection for the Multi-National Workshop on Basic and Functional Education for Adults. Those selected are significant innovative programs of adult education in other countries that may have direct applicability to improving program practices in various parts of the world. The six programs…

The catalog contains descriptions of approved courses in the Los Angeles City Schools, course numbers, and amounts of high school credit that may be earned. These courses are classified into nine areas: academic, business, civic and public services, elementary and citizenship, fine arts and crafts, health, homemaking, industrial (subdivided into…

The 1972 report of the Sarawak Council for Further Education and the minutes of its 31 March 1973 meetings are provided. Information regarding committee memberships, staff, education centers, yearly examinations, and finances is provided. (KM)

A representative spectrum of voluntary organizations in the field of adult education is contained in this directory. Criteria for an organization's listing were (1) attendance at the adult education Galaxy Conference in 1969, (2) membership in the Coalition of Adult Education Organizations, (3) the existence of adult and continuing education as a…

This is a report of activities on an adult education television program, conducted by San Diego Community Colleges, in cooperation with TV Channel KFMB in San Diego, California, during the school year, October, 1970 through June, 1971. The report begins with a history of the program, begun in 1951, and which has presented 174 courses since then.…

THIS SEMINAR WAS CONCERNED WITH TECHNIQUES OF BASIC ADULT EDUCATION, BROAD POLICY, AND LEGISLATION. TOPICS OF ADDRESSES INCLUDED CANADIAN FACTS AND FIGURES, FRONTIER COLLEGE, ELLIOT LAKE CENTRE, LEASIDE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROJECT, INDIAN AFFAIRS, ADULT EDUCATION IN CALGARY, METROPOLITAN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, TECHNICAL AND…

"Feeling Good", CTW's adult health series, went from the drawing board to the screen--back to the drawing board and on the air again. The story behind one of television's more ambitious experiments is presented. (Author/HB)

Adult education in rural areas has to be geared to the problems faced by farmers. This requires more emphasis on practical training in adult education programs. (Author/EC)

The author discusses what she learned about General Education Development (G.E.D.) programs before teaching in one and while teaching in one. (IRT)

Suggests that adult educators in search of external program funding turn to state-based humanities programs, which are natural allies of adult education, having many of the same goals and sharing many common educational principles. (JT)

Three Indian adult education institutions present brief reports on their objectives, activities, and accomplishments: the Karnataka State Adult Education Council of Mysore, Gujurat Vidyapith of Ahmedabad, and the Bikaner Adult Education Association of Bikaner. (AJ)

Explains how two faculty members at a regional campus of Ohio State University helped guide mature women back to the classroom with a minimum of travail. (Author/IRT)

This paper reports on the development to date of the numeracy conceptual framework for the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) Project. The inclusion of a numeracy scale in the ALL survey offered a significant opportunity to develop a new conceptual framework for adult numeracy. This paper discusses the meaning of numeracy and the notion of…