The role of community colleges in the future is examined. It is suggested that if community colleges are to fulfill their mission adequately, they must assume a new responsibility in providing adult education and community services. (Author/BH)

Focusing on the origins of university extension, the paper reviews Wisconsin's and California's extension systems and examines the role of the university in the light of academic standards and public service ideals. The paper concludes that adult educators' first responsibility is the adult population's learning needs. (MW)

A dynamic community economic development and education process has emerged in Missouri. This effort is bringing about changed awareness and attitudes as well as developing skills and community self-help actions as a result of collaboration between communities, Extension specialists, and the University of Missouri-Columbia. One of the institutions…

Three papers from a half-day seminar which formed part of a meeting of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession have been compiled in this document. An Overview of Adult Education in England and Wales and the Role of the Professional Education Association by E. W. Foulser touches on the absence of a pattern in the…

Contrasts the role of formal education and training with informal methods (including first-hand experiences) in developing managerial talent as well as professional abilities, with implications for the adult educator. Discussion of professional education in medicine, law, and engineering is included. (EM)

Adult educators need to realize that the decline of socialism in Europe is a matter of spiritual developments and changes of mentalities, attitudes, and patterns of thinking and judging. The occurrence of a general orientation crisis indicates a need for learning as people look for new rules and structures. As a result of the closed system, the…

In this keynote address, the author introduces several topics of concern for participants in a workshop on competency-based adult education (CBAE). First, he defines four basic terms: adult performance level, minimum competency testing, comptency-based education, and competency-based adult education. Then he reviews the historical background of…

In a 1953-54 survey of liberal arts colleges, 233 of the 404 responding colleges reported some provision for adult education. These were among the other findings: (1) proportions of colleges with adult programs were relatively high for Protestant institutions in the Midwest, in the 400-900 range of regular day student enrollment, and communities…

It is the United Kingdom policy that all children, whatever their background, should have equal educational opportunity. School attendance is compulsory for all children and is enforced; educational responsibility rests largely with local authorities. So far as the education of immigrants is concerned, government objectives have been to promote a…

Compares traditional and modern assumptions regarding (1) purpose of education, (2) nature of education, (3) environment conducive to learning, (4) professional development, (5) educational responsibility and (6) nature of adult learning. From modern assumptions in each of the six areas draws implications for professional organizations. (CSS)

Increasingly, the concern for working in a socially responsible way has become an issue not only in the United States but internationally as well. One recurring theme in professionalized adult education today in the United States is learning for earning. The options for being socially relevant in 1996 seem to be in stark relief. Learning for…

In this anthology of readings, 28 scholars and educators consider the theoretical and practical forces that shape the concept of lifelong learning. After Ronald Gross's introduction, the first section begins its consideration of the Western tradition in adult learning with Plato's metaphor of the cave and includes Pico della Mirandola's essay on…

The document presents general information about the bureau's different functions and responsibilities and provides addresses and telephone numbers for the following divisions and their offices: Office of the Deputy Commissioner (Executive Office, Planning Office, Office of Consumers' Education, Office of Community Education, Metric Education…

This statement, approved by the New York Regents, lists goals for elementary, secondary, and continuing education. The responsibilities of various agencies for achieving the goals are described, and gaps between the goals and current realities are identified. The statement is intended to serve as a guide to the Education Department as it plans…

Five factors have influenced the movement in the United States now described as career education. Vocational educators might contend that this is another stage in the developmental history of vocational education, while others say that it is a natural consequence of concomitant advances in education. Another influence was work done by the National…