The thesis of this presentation is that continuing education has come of age. A broad national approach is being developed to bring to maturity the disorganized elements of continuing education programs. The engineering profession, in coping with the problems of rapid technological change, has made efforts to establish updating programs. To…

Previous studies have focused almost exclusively on the contribution of community and institutional traits to institutional success. This study indicates that the degree of institutional effectiveness in serving local educational needs may be predicated more on manipulatable institutional policies and practices affecting educational barriers than…

This selected bibliography is an annotated compilation of 62 bibliographies, directories, and related reference works on various aspects of educational programs in the non-formal, or non-school, educational sector. Items included have been identified at the Hillman Library and at the International and Development Education Clearing House of the…

An overview of Adult Education Programs in the State of Illinois is provided. Discussions are then presented on various facets of General Adult Education, as follows: Section 10-22.20 of The School Code of Illinois; Adult Basic Education Program; Adult High School Credit and Americanization Program; General Educational Development Program;…

This book contains information on the educational opportunities available for adult learners in the diverse programs of the Chicago Public Schools. The programs are available to Chicago residents over 16 years of age who are not enrolled in regular day elementary or high school programs. The services of the Department of Education Extension of the…

The committee reviewed the continuing education needs of state library professional personnel, although the report has applicability for all levels of personnel in all libraries. The greatest immediate need was for the continuing education for consultants and consultant techniques. The state library administration must understand the consultant…

Public education has both political, or social, and personal, or self-improvement objectives; in addition it provides much of the moral quality of a democratic society. Each function--personal, political, and moral--has special significance for continuing education. Adults continue their education to update their job skills or to seek satisfaction…

The proceedings of the 1972 annual meeting of the Association of University Evening Colleges are reported. In this meeting the AUEC examined its role, as well as the role of individual institutions, in meeting the new demands of higher education. The addresses were: (1) "What Are the Keys to Organizational Renewal?" by Robert G. Farris; (2) "What…

Findings from a survey and comparison of urban Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs generated several statements of action implications for urban ABE directors: (1) differentiate major target populations for purposes of program development and reporting; (2) make two parallel efforts to recruit participants--one for easiest-to-reach, middle…

A 4-phase project, this study was conducted to determine the feasibility of a bilingual vocational skill training program for out-of-school youth and adults of the Perth Amboy Hispanic community. Sampled were 494 out-of-school youth and adults in the area. Findings include: (1) There is a significant need for an adult vocational skills training…

This teaching guide, to be used with the "Employability Plan Reference Manual," is for use in training the older worker specialist to write a sequential plan for using appropriate services to solve applicants' vocationally relevant problems. The following areas are covered: (1) summary of process for developing employability plans; (2) preparation…

For Tanzanians, education to be meaningful implies human development through education. Tanzania's commitment to build a socialist state, based on traditional African socialism, is also a commitment to socialist education, the necessary tool for social development. Since work is a lifelong duty for any socialist, work-oriented education is also a…

The motive power in Algeria's national educational system has been and still remains the ideological force of the Algerian revolution. After independence was won, a dramatic increase in school enrollments (resulting from decentralization) intensified the need for more teachers, better facilities and materials, new curricula, oriented to national…

This paper is intended as a proposed framework for discussion at UNESCO's Interdisciplinary Symposium on Life-long Education. It synthesizes the papers submitted by re-grouping the questions posed, the problems identified, and the steps taken or considered in order to determine the scope, the nature and the modalities of the process leading to…

Since the ideal of lifelong education is closely related to the reorganization of the entire educational system, it is necessary to recognize the distinction between education and its administration. Democratization, continuity, flexibility and freedom are principles related to planning and administration; active participation, initiative and…