This publication contains ten articles concerning the development of human resources in rural areas. It focuses on a broad perspective of rural adult education and the issues facing those who wish to serve rural areas. The articles and their authors are: "Rural Adults and Postsecondary Education" (Jacqueline D. Spears and others); "The Rural Adult: A Portrait of Characteristics, Needs and Styles" (Roger S. McCannon); "Rural Education from a Native American Perspective" (Jacques Seronde); "School-Based Enterprises: Rural Education through Action Learning" (Paul F. DeLargy); "Creating a Rural Mandate: Impacting Institutional and State Policies" (William H. Gray); "The Community Education Model: Learning Opportunities for Rural Adults" (Dawn Ramsey); "Adults and Higher Education: Bridging the Culture Gap" (Maurice Olivier); "The Rural Free University and the Cooperative Extension Service" (Jim Killacky); "Rural Isolation: The Need for Information" (S. L. Ward); and "The Partnership for Rural Improvement: An Approach to Inter-Institutional Outreach" (Robert H. McDaniel and Ralph A. Loomis). (ALL)