Adults must continue to learn. The accelerating pace of cultural change has made today's knowledge and skills tomorrow's obsolescence. A society that makes its educational investment almost entirely in children and youth is on the way to becoming obsolete and is reducing its survival chances. To promote the cause of lifelong learning, we need to…

In his address to the Adult Education Association conference on January 10, 1979, the author reflects on the increasing necessity for adults to continue to learn and the marginal status of adult education. He discusses knowledge and skills obsolescence and indicates concerns for the field of adult education. (MF)