A 1981 study undertaken by the Ohio Board of Regents sought to learn more about the role of private sector organizations, particularly business and industry, in the training and education of adults in Ohio. Data were collected from two sources--a review of literature on employer-sponsored instruction and a survey of manufacturing and…

Activities undertaken in Ohio to plan and implement continued education and training of adults and to promote economic revitalization of the state are described. The activities represent Ohio's participation in the Education Commission of the States' Lifelong Learning Project. State-level planning for adult continuing education is discussed in…

These proceedings contain 12 presentations from a conference which focused on forecasts of jobs in the 1990s and into the 21st century. The keynote address (Marvin Cetron) shows the need for reform in the American education system with illustrations drawn from the economic and employment situations in foreign countries. He makes predictions of…