The complexity of adult learning connects it to almost all other facets of human endeavor. Consequently, the future of adult education depends, to a large extent on who participates and the quality of such participation. Quality participation, when teamed with environments committed to a concern for humanity, launches opportunities for varied…

Adult learning today takes place primarily within walled classrooms or in other indoor settings, and often in front of various types of digital screens. As adults have adopted the digital technologies and indoor lifestyle attributed to the so-called "Net Generation," we have become detached from contact with the natural world outdoors.…

In 1990, emerging leaders in the field identified themes that would shape future directions of adult education as a field of research and practice (Adrian, 1993). Now, nearly two decades later, the authors revisit those themes with a brief description on how they were identified then and what they see now with social changes and the introduction…