One of Canada's greatest public intellectuals, George Grant (1918-1988) studied history as an undergraduate, focusing on concepts and themes rather than minutiae. That same intellectual disposition surfaced later at Oxford, where he had gone on a Rhodes scholarship to study law. Returning to Oxford after the war, he left law to study theology,…

This evaluative national survey begins with a brief historical review of Australian adult education, followed by its current (1968) profile and features of the overall educational system. The next six chapters consider the role played by universities, Federal and state governments, the Workers' Educational Association and other voluntary…

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES LISTENING GROUP PROJECTS IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES SINCE THE 1920S. THE HISTORICAL STUDY AND THE REVIEW OF RESEARCH DEAL WITH PURPOSES AND OUTCOMES OF PROJECTS, CLIENTELE, BROADCASTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PRINTED MATERIALS, METHODS OF GROUP ORGANIZATION, METHODS OF POST-BROADCAST DISCUSSIONS, GROUP LEADERSHIP, AND FEEDBACK. DIRECT AND…

This 1968 yearbook of adult education in Great Britain contains the following; (1) an annual review of activities; (2) a directory of the National Institute of Adult Education, the Department of Education and Science, and organizations in residential education, labor education, armed forces education, educational broadcasting, industrial training,…

THE 45 ABSTRACTS AND ANNOTATIONS IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY COVERING THE PERIOD 1963-67 HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION TO GIVE THE USER CURRENT AWARENESS OF PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN SEGMENT OF THE WORLD, AND TO FACILITATE THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON ADULT EDUCATION. ITEMS ON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, NEPAL, AND…