Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One -- Introduction; 1 -- PARTICIPATION AND ADULT EDUCATION AGENCIES; Participation; Variables; Providers; Summary; 2 -- PHILOSOPHIES, PURPOSES & CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF EDUCATION OF ADULTS; Philosophies; Purposes; Conceptualizations; Summary; Part Two -- Clientele of Education of Adults; 3 -- EDUCATION OF ADULTS IN THE CORPORATE IMAGE; Corporate Trends; Justification; Cooperation and Competition; Corporate Approach; Corporate Cooptation
General DiscussionSummary; 4 -- NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE EDUCATION OF THE ELDERLY IN THE UNITED STATES; Importance of the Elderly as Clientele; Participation Characteristics; Scope of Programs for Older Adults; Responding to Heterogeneity; Perspectives on the Future; Summary; 5 -- NEW PERSPECTIVES ON LITERACY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES; Overview; Definitions; Scope of Adult Illiteracy in the United States; Critiques of the Educational Establishment; Speculations on a New Approach; Summary; Part Three -- Research and Theory; 6 -- NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE STUDY OF ADULTS; Some New Perspectives
Status of Adult Education ResearchResearch Approaches; Needed Research; Research Needs; Observations and Speculations; Summary; 7 -- THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES; Selected Developments; Participation Theory; Andragogy; Learning vs. Education; Perspective Transformation; Program Planning and Development; General Models; Evaluation; Continuing Professional Education; Other Theoretical Ideas; Observations; Summary; Part Four -- The Future; 8 -- PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE; Governmental Roles; A New Initiative; Selected Major Changes; Certification; Technology; Some Issues; Some Predictions; Summary
