Discusses the changing work ethic and the role of the public schools, the junior colleges, and the four-year colleges in educating adults for careers. (Author/SP)

The purpose of this paper is to review the social and philosophical setting for illiteracy programs and examine program considerations. (Author/RK)

The primary contribution of adult education in a democracy, before all other purposes, is civic education. Reluctance to facilitate citizen understanding of problems and participation in solutions leaves adult education on the sidelines. (SK)

This article examined the problems typically encountered by those responsible for the university function of providing continuing education and proposed some remedies. (Editor/RK)

Author considered how much a public school system should do to preserve ethnic identities. (Editor/RK)

Article lists the major factors inhibiting the progress of adult education and calls upon all educators to do whatever is in their power to help adults meet their basic educational needs now and in the future. (GB)

Author offers comments on those points of the Russell Report that professionals find encouraging, and in line with their own thinking. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate some of the emerging relationships between institutions of higher education and adults engaged in lifelong learning. (Author)

Four guidelines and the following five points are discussed in terms of changes in education and/or future educational needs and responsibilities: (1) Learning is central; (2) schooling and education are not synonymous, (3) need for full educational resources, (4) a tremendous task, and (5) central role of education of adults. (WL)

The author suggests that there should be a continuing policy for educative broadcasting especially sensitive to the needs of lifelong non-participants in formal post-school education. He recommends extending the amount of up-market programing, injecting educative content into the down-market programs, and giving maximum exposure to educative…

This seminar convened in 1967 by the Indian Adult Education Association studied the role of school systems in the promotion of literacy work and other adult education; examined specific measures needed to utilize the schools for adult education; and made recommendations as to organizational, administrative, financial, and other changes needed.…

After defending the position that the educational system cannot be an instrument of social transformation, the author explains how efforts within the system can foster liberation. Adult literacy programs, requiring a critical understanding of reality, promote positive development in class society. (AV)

Article deals with the question of making adult education relevant in a vocational sense without slighting any of the basic skills. (GB)

Reviews the popular notions of adult education in the national economic development process. (DS)

Switzerland is a country where the cantons are autonomous education authorities and where support given by the central government only covers a very small percentage of the cost of adult education. (Editor/RY)