This document contains 5 invited papers, 11 refereed papers, and 3 symposium papers from an adult and continuing education research conference. The invited papers are: "Community and Adult Education: A Conceptual Framework for Theory and Practice" (Gary J. Dean); "Understanding the Control of Learning within Grassroots Initiatives" (Joyce S. McKnight); "Hidden Curricula in Literacy Readers: A Content Analysis" (B. Allan Quigley, Ella Holsinger); "Multicultural Education and Beyond: Expanding Principles of Adult Education To Incorporate Alternative Pedagogies" (Jovita M. Ross-Gordon); "Old Stories/New Voices: Using Oral History in Adult Education Research" (Kimberly A. Townsend). The refereed papers are: "Findings from Four Workplace Literacy Program Evaluation Studies" (Eunice N. Askov, Emory J. Brown); "School Learning and Common Sense: A Learning Dichotomy for Single Welfare Mothers in Welfare-to-Work Programs with Mandated Education" (Irene C. Baird); "Leadership: Do Adult Educators Know the Secret Ingredient?" (Vicki K. Carter, Kimberly A. Townsend); "Regaining and Retaining the Recalcitrant Learner: The New York State Adult Life Management Program" (Trenton R. Ferro); "A Study of Employer Attitudes toward Hiring Individuals Trained through Welfare Training Programs" (Dannielle Gardner); "The Meaning of Failure on NCLEX-RN for Graduate Nurses: Implications for Adult Educators" (Marian C. Hooper); "Researching the Professional Practice Context: The Integrated Practice Perspectives Model" (Gary William Kuhne); "Lifelong Learning and Adult Educators' Beliefs: Implications for Theory and Practice" (Christine Ladley); "Program Planning Models: A Practitioner's Viewpoint" (Roger G. Maclean); "Religious Imagery and the American Association for Adult Education: The Gospel of the AAAE" (Fred Milacci); and "A Case Study of Ethical Dilemmas in Higher Education" (Melissa Ososki). The three symposium papers are: "Protection of Human Subjects: Reasons and Reality" (B. Allan Quigley); "Protection of Human Subjects in Adult Education Research: The Need for Discussion" (Gary J. Dean); and "Ethics in Research and a Code of Ethics for Adult Education: A Case Study" (Patricia Lawler). The invited and refereed papers include abstracts; all papers contain references. (KC)