World Bibliography on International Comparative Adult Education, 1945-1995.

Overview & Synopsis

This bibliography lists 1,721 reports and publications that examine adult education in at least two countries and were published between 1945 and 1995. The oldest publications date from 1949, and the final 44 documents listed constitute a partial list of the international comparative adult education publications published in 1996. Publications are in a variety of languages, including the following: English, French, German, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, and Italian. Selected topics of the publications listed are as follows: progress in literacy; vocational training for adults; lifelong learning; parent education; educational practices in specific countries; educational television; delivery of adult education in various settings; adult education activities in libraries; access to adult education; adult education in rural and urban areas; residential adult education; adult education and leisure; workers in adult education; international developments in university education; the educational needs of adults in specific countries; agricultural extension; retraining; the effects of the social and economic environment on workers' education; adult self-learners; cultural influences in the diffusion of adult education; research methodologies; the relevance of comparative studies in adult education; models of nonformal education; comparative physical education and sport; andragogy; the use of selected classroom techniques and teaching methods with adult learners; popular education; and planning for the education of adults in developing countries. (MN)