ADULT EDUCATION IN ISRAEL IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CULTURAL DEPARTMENT, WHICH RECOMMENDS TEACHERS AND LECTURERS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSPECTION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. STUDENT FEES ARE COLLECTED LOCALLY. PREVIOUSLY DEVOTED TO JEWISH TOPICS AND HEBREW LANGUAGE, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FORMAL SECONDARY EDUCATION, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL STUDIES, NATURAL SCIENCES, ARTS, LANGUAGES, AND APPLIED ARTS AND HOBBIES. THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF LABOR, IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITIES, HAS ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS FOR ADULT STUDIES, SUCH AS THE COLLEGE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, THE WORKERS' COLLEGE IN TEL-AVIV, AND AVSHALOM INSTITUTE. STUDENTS HELP FORMULATE THE CURRICULUM WITH THE TEACHER AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY GROUPS. VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS UNDERTAKE ADULT EDUCATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EACH IS DETERMINED BY LOCAL CONDITIONS. POPULAR UNIVERSITIES ARE EVENING COLLEGES PROVIDING A HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION. REGIONAL CENTERS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE KIBBUTZIM AND COOPERATIVE VILLAGES IN A REGIONAL SCHOOL. OTHER INSTITUTES INCLUDE UNIVERSITY SUMMER LESSONS, EVENING PREPARATORY SCHOOLS FOR MATRICULATION OF ADULTS, THE POPULAR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE ITINERANT MUSICAL CLUB. HOBBY AND ART CIRCLES AND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CLUBS PROVIDE INFORMATION GATHERINGS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. (PT)