Adult educators view remedial education, higher education, and lifelong learning as the purposes for extending adult education programs through satellite communication. Thanks to communication satellites, the parameters of the adult education learning will be broad enough to include all adults regardless of age, sex, marital status, minority group membership, residential situation, or socioeconomic class. The predominant patterns of program development will be related to preparing people for vacations and leisure, providing up-to-date information, acquainting the public with the world around them, and furthering community, national, and international understanding. (ly)