Public Libraries and Community-Based Education: Making the Connection for Lifelong Learning. Volume 2: Commissioned Papers. A Conference Sponsored by the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1995).

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Publication Date: 1995

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Public Libraries and Community-Based Education: Making the Connection for Lifelong Learning. Volume 2: Commissioned Papers. A Conference Sponsored by the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1995).

National Inst. on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning (ED/OERI), Washington, DC.

This conference explored the relationship between the public library, community-based adult education, and lifelong learning. The eight commissioned papers presented include: "Community Based Adult Jewish Learning Program: Issues and Concerns" (Paul A. Flexner); "Rural and Small Libraries: Provisions for Lifelong Learning" (Bernard Vavrek); "Current Practice and Potential: Research and Adult Education in Museums" (Annie V.F. Storr); "Community Based Organizations and the Delivery of Lifelong Learning Opportunities" (Michael W. Galbraith); "On Learning to (Un)Learn for a Better Life" (Elio DeArrudah); "Adult Literacy and Life-Long Learning: Essential Issues" (Anita Ford Allen and Sylvia W. Keene); "Public Libraries, Lifelong Learning, and Older Adults: Background and Recommendations" (Connie Van Fleet); and "The Cooperative Extension System: A Facilitator for Access of Community-Based Education" (Barbara A. White and Byron Burnham). (MAS)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Education, Extension Education, Institutional Cooperation, Library Services, Lifelong Learning, Public Libraries

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: National Inst. on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning (ED/OERI), Washington, DC.

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Note: Volume 1, The conference proceedings, is to be published later in 1995. Each commissioned paper has been separately analyzed, see IR 017 334-341.