A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RATIONALES FOR LIBERAL ADULT EDUCATION IN A FREE SOCIETY FOCUSES ON--(1) THE MARGINALITY OF MOST RATIONALES WITH RESPECT TO THE STATEMENT IN WHICH THEY APPEAR, (2) THE DIVERSITY OF RATIONALES WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER THE NEED FOR ADULT EDUCATION IS PERCEIVED AS IMPORTANT OR CRUCIAL, WHETHER AN EMPIRICAL OR…

Abstracts were prepared in conjunction with a research project designed to identify correlates of extent of educative activity of young men and women under age 25 who either dropped out from high school, or who graduated but who did not continue for any full time post high school education. The list is exceedingly selective in that it includes…

The conference papers provide an overview of some of the main issues and perspectives in the granting of credit for experience by covering the transition from the construction of educational experiences for and with students for the future to the accreditation of experiences of the past. This also includes the problem of translation or…

We must know more about adult education, why people enroll, who they are, and what they expect; we must develop new and better techniques for serving them; and we must define the role of government. Some have proposed a National Center for Lifelong Learning, which could interpret data on adult education and serve as the instrument in developing a…

Rapid change and the explosion of technology have created a need for continual updating in education. The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) appears to be fulfilling these needs of the individual learner, the college and university, the professional society, the licensing board, the accrediting organizations, the employer and many other groups. The…

This handbook is intended to assist adult basic education (ABE) staff members to increase their effectiveness as counselors. The underlying philosophy is that each ABE student has unique characteristics, expectations, and abilities which should make the teacher-student relationship individualized. The counselor of adults must know his own…

An instructor's guide and lesson plans for classroom instruction of women in the Army's Human Self-Development Program are provided. The topic of this pamphlet is "Our Moral Heritage." Each of the six chapters of the guide have the same format, as follows: Outline, Instructor's Resource Material, Lesson Plan, and Instructional Aids. The…

The development of lifelong education in England has been slow due to the dualist educational philosophy characteristic of the English middle and upper classes. The two governing characteristics of British adult education have been its predominant concentration of provision for the working classes and its preoccupation with the liberalizing role…

This bibliography on continuing education is taken primarily from a more extensive bibliography. Entries consist almost entirely of non-annotated listings of books, periodicals, series publications, and Federal laws. (KM)

A report identifying major institutions providing educational opportunities for adults and indicating financial implications of their annual provision is given. Part I includes objectives, methods, problems and recommendations. Part II contains descriptions of activities of each of the Ministries and organizations providing adult education in…

Adult continuing education instructional activities in higher education are and will continue to become even more difficult to describe and define. The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education Program Classification Structure, designed to provide a consistent means of identifying and organizing the activities of higher education in a…

THIS DOCUMENT SUGGESTS CONCEPTS TO USE IN COUNSELING INDIAN YOUTHS AND ADULTS, AND RECOMMENDS WAYS TO UTILIZE THOSE CONCEPTS. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIALIZATION ARE DISCUSSED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON HELPING THE INDIAN TO UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN CULTURE AND GUIDING HIM TOWARD A VOCATION. (CL)

This report presents results of an interview study made by the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC), a program of The National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA). Thirty Centers were selected for on-site study. The criterion was a program directed to older adults, meeting at least once weekly on a regularly scheduled basis and providing some…

A group of adults were tested before and after witnessing a space science education presentation; a significant difference was found between the pre- and post-tests of their understanding and awareness of space activities. (MLH)

Author examined ways of including music in adult education programs. He referred to working with adult beginners as a "new frontier" for the profession. (Editor/RK)