Once synonymous with tent lectures and spread eagle oratory, the Chautauqua Movement was the pop culture of its day and as such shaped American attitudes toward education and culture. Today, Chautauqua is an education center, a forum for theological and philosophical inquiry, an arts festival, and a vacation resort. (Author/MA)

Researchers initiated a pilot program to develop techniques of assessing previous art background, arts and humanities preferences, leisure time patterns, preferences for certain presentation techniques, and previous, postsecondary educational experiences of elderly participants. Researchers prepared arts and humanities programs specifically…

The Greater Cleveland External Degree Center is a nonprofit counseling organization and one of the most successful operations in the relatively new field called "educational brokering". Three brokerage services are described and a number of other large brokers listed. These educational brokers are middlemen in the field of adult…

Defines functional illiteracy and offers statistics on the prevalence of illiteracy among various groups in the United States. Advocates a central role for community colleges in linking programs and resources addressing illiteracy, acknowledging constraints limiting the colleges' ability to combat the problem. (DMM)

The Read Illinois project was launched by the Illinois State Library in 1981 to initiate adult service efforts to promote appreciation of the state's literary heritage. The program draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers, and booksellers by organizing literary activities for adults and young…

This article looks at multiple barriers to low-income adults as learning participants and successful ways of overcoming such barriers. (Author/SSH)

Describes the evaluation process as it was applied at the Life Office Management Association (LOMA)-the first organization to have a nationally conducted adult education program evaluated. Information about other noncollegiate sponsored programs for college credit is also provided. (ABM)

The "Planning Wheel" is an evolution of the original Systems Approach Model (SAM) that was introduced in 1986 by Murk and Galbraith. Unlike most current planning models, which are linear in design and concept, the Planning Wheel bridges the gap between linear and nonlinear processes. The "Program Planning Wheel" is designed to…

The CEU provides a systematized measuring mechanism useful to both the participant and the sponsoring institution in adult noncredit programs. Seven criteria for developing a CEU program are recommended, and the need for more adequate recordkeeping, uses in professional relicensing, and the development of additional guidelines are discussed. (MW)

The study investigated the utilization of self-actualization concepts in the development of educational programs to aid successful adjustment in retirement, and determined that self-actualizing concepts are definitely involved with successful adjustment to retirement. (Author/AG)

Article lists the major factors inhibiting the progress of adult education and calls upon all educators to do whatever is in their power to help adults meet their basic educational needs now and in the future. (GB)

Considered the private junior college, which, if it hopes to survive, must examine its marketing and recruiting practices. (Author/RK)

Discusses methods of teaching illiterate adults and cites the need to develop methodologies and fresh approaches to achieve effectiveness. (GB)

Article describes the dilemma of adult learners and makes suggestions for improving community change. (GB)

Huntsville, Alabama, is known chiefly in connection with rocketry, but many local citizens think first of its work in adult education. (Editor)