The Organisation of Adult Education in Australia. Proceedings of the Annual Conference (7th) of the Australian Association of Adult Education. Volume II.

Overview & Synopsis

Conference proceedings survey Australian adult education as organized under voluntary bodies, statutory authorities, universities, state education departments, universities and colleges, agricultural extension departments, the rural youth movement, and colleges of advanced and adult education. First, the need for universal and lifelong continuing education is urged. The rest of the first volume gives enrollment data and other information on the Arts Council of Australia; the Workers' Educational Associations of New South Wales and South Australia; state agencies and authorities in Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales, and South Australia; the Australian National University; the Universities of Sydney, Adelaide, Western Australia, New England, and Queensland; evening colleges in New South Wales; and the Wangaratta Adult Education Centre (Victoria). Volume 2 similarly covers business administration education, management education and development under industrial and other auspices, rural broadcasting, and other activities already listed. Discussions on learning theory, adult education research, and group methods are also summarized. (ly)