The first meeting of the Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) was held in Syracuse in 1964 as a Conference of Adult Education Organizations. Its purpose was to obtain input to help determine the development of the Library of Continuing Education (LCE). Presidents, other officers or leaders of 17 organizations in Canada and the United…

Nearly one-third of the European Community population of 320 million is involved daily with some form of education. The Community Education Action Programme celebrated its tenth anniversary in February 1986. The initial thrust was to increase mutual understanding and promote closer relations between the different education systems of member…

Theory has traditionally been seen as belonging to the higher education domain while practical considerations have been perceived as less important and belonging to the public school domain. There is present the potential to build mutually satisfying relationships with school personnel that will help to serve the responsibilities of both higher…

In the 1950s, the U.S. government offered several projects to help Taiwan, one of which was the Industrial Vocational Education Cooperative Project. An advisory team was sent to Taiwan to help review the industrial education system, restructure the curriculum, and renew the teaching-learning facilities in the industrial vocational high schools.…

Researches the history of the Virginia Plan for Dual Enrollment, reconstructing the evolution of dual-credit courses in Virginia. Traces the rationales for these programs, attempts to determine why certain decisions were made for the program in Virginia, and explores the impacts that the plan has had on students, faculty, and educational…

Describes the development of Utah's five public community colleges, which are governed by a single state board of regents. Discusses current issues including managing enrollment, ensuring educational access and quality, providing upper division access, increasing institutional cooperation, establishing new institutions, and implementing…

Describes the history, development, and characteristics of Arizona's public and private community colleges, noting that the former are overseen by the State Community College Board. Provides student demographics, and discusses the colleges' work in technology, telecommunications, distance learning, transfer programs, cooperation with businesses…

Traces the evolution of the Florida Community College System as it exists today--a merger between formerly segregated African American and White junior colleges. Recounts the historical development of the 12 African American two-year colleges, established to provide African Americans with equal access to higher educational opportunities. (VWC)

Recounts the growth of Conservation Authorities in Ontario from the first partnerships between schools and conservation in the 1950s, to the opening of a pioneer village, flood control dam, nature trails, and residential conservation education centers through the 1960s and 1970s. Increased public environmental concern sparked more growth in the…

This monograph deals with the philosophical and idealogical development of the Canadian Association for Adult Education (CAAE) during the years of Ned Corbett's leadership of the organization--from its founding in 1935 to his retirement in 1951. The first stage of transformation of the CAAE is discussed in terms of the association changing from a…