ERIC Number: ED014656
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1967-Jul
Pages: 29
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FOR A POLICY OF ADULT EDUCATION AT THE POST-SECONDARY LEVEL, BRIEF TO THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION OF QUEBEC.
JOUBERT, MADELEINE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEF SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC IS TO HELP ESTABLISH AN ADULT EDUCATION POLICY FOR FUTURE COLLEGES OF GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE PROVISION FOR ADULTS AT THE FIRST STAGE OF ORGANIZATION RATHER THAN ADDING IT LATER AS EXTENSION ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LAID DOWN CONCERNING THE NEEDS OF DROPOUTS AND OTHER POTENTIAL CLIENTELE GROUPS, THE VOCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OBJECTIVES OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, ADULT-CENTERED TEACHING METHODS AND STUDENT SERVICES, INFORMATION SERVICES AND GUIDANCE, ADMISSION STANDARDS, DIPLOMAS, STAFFING, RESEARCH, AND THE PART TO BE PLAYED BY THE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND SOCIAL AGENCIES IN SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING ADULT EDUCATION. POINTS OF PARTICULAR URGENCY ARE--SUITABLE MEANS OF INFORMATION AND COUNSELING, FAIR ADMISSION STANDARDS, APPLIED RESEARCH, AND PROVISION FOR STAFF RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING BY INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROMPT CREATION OF ENABLING LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION AS SUGGESTED IN THIS BRIEF IS URGED. (LY)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Business, Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational Counseling, Educational Methods, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, General Education, Government Role, Higher Education, Policy Formation, Program Proposals, Public Policy, Research Needs, Responsibility, Services, Social Agencies, Teachers
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Authoring Institution: Canadian Inst. for Adult Education, Montreal (Quebec).
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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