Adult Education in American Society: Some Developments, Trends, and Issues.

Autor/in	Charters, Alexander N.
Titel	Adult Education in American Society: Some Developments, Trends, and Issues.
Quelle	(1975), (20 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Educators; Adult Programs; Educational Assessment; Educational Change; Educational Finance; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Problems; Educational Trends; Financial Support; Program Attitudes; Program Development; Social Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsreform; Bildungsfonds; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsentwicklung; Finanzielle Förderung; Programmplanung; Sozialer Wandel
Abstract	A discussion of adult education in a changing American society is presented in the document. Section 1, Adult Education in American Society, examines societal changes and educational goals as well as the structure and organization of adult education programs. Section 2, The Delivery System of Adult Education, discusses: (1) the audience; (2) funding sources, including private foundations, State, and Federal governments; (3) institutions, examining educational and noneducational institutions; (4) new institutions or emerging forms, discussing adult learning centers; and (5) problems without an institutional base or system for resolution, examining public affairs, gerontology, and early childhood development. Section 3, Some Continuing Concerns, includes: (1) financing of adult education, discussing the present pattern of financing; (2) compulsory or mandatory participation in adult education, presenting illustrations of program participation; and (3) planning in adult education, discussing factors involved. Section 4, Adult Education as a Profession of Field of Study, discusses national adult education associations, including the Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO), and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). It is stated that adult educators are increasingly influencing decision-making processes affecting educational development, trends, and issues. (LH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01