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This document contains 14 papers on the purposes and traditions, challenges and dilemmas, and new approaches and issues in liberal adult education. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Duke); "Decus et Tutamen: Liberal Adult Education" (Thomas); "Tradition in British University Adult Education and the WEA [Workers' Educational Association]" (Fieldhouse); "The WEA and Liberal Adult Education" (Ross); "Liberal Adult Education as Catalyst for Change: Everett Dean Martin and the American Association for Adult Education" (Day); "Liberal Adult Education and the Liberation of Adults" (Shimada); "Vocationalism, Competence and Dewey's Liberalism" (Hyland); "Contractualism: The Modern Alternative to Liberal Adult Education in the Australian University" (Bagnall); "The Liberal Tradition: How Liberal? Adult Education, the Arts and Multiculturalism" (Jones); "Accreditation: The Dilemma of Liberal Adult Education" (Benn); "Women's Education in Japan" (Yamamoto); "Liberal Adult Education: A Contemporary Approach" (McIntosh); "Adult Education from Below: Notes from a Participatory Action Research Project" (Schratz); "Lifelong Education a Necessity" (Gestrelius); and "Postscript--The Wadham Conversation" (Duke). (MN)

This report reviews the problems of protecting nature in a heavily industrialized democracy such as the United States. Factors contributing to the establishment of protected areas in the United States are traced from the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 to the present. Arguments in defense of wilderness areas consider nature as: (1) a reservoir of normal ecological processes, (2) a sustainer of biological diversity, (3) a formative influence on the national character, (4) a church, (5) a guardian of mental health, and (6) an educational asset in developing environmental responsibility. Diverse agencies, programs, and efforts exist at all levels. The National Park Service, the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Wilderness Preservation System function on the federal level. Coastal zone management and land use laws protect natural areas on the state level, city and county parks serve as protected areas on local levels, and private organizations such as the Sierra Club also contribute to wilderness preservation. Problems arise from the conflict between economic development and nature preservation, and the popularity of nature areas which leads to their destruction. Programs in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa, Europe, the Soviet Union, and Canada are also described. (KC)

"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 13-16, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and to connect with the leaders in the fields of education and social sciences. The IConSES invites submissions that address the theory, research, or applications in all disciplines of education and social sciences. The IConSES is organized for: faculty members in all disciplines of education and social sciences, graduate students, K-12 administrators, teachers, principals, and all interested in education and social sciences. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]

This book examines different notions of a learning society and the changes in adult education theory and practice that will be required to create a learning society. Recent developments in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, in other countries are cited as evidence that creating a learning society will require new forms of thinking about the theory and practice of adult education. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's six chapters: the relationship between discourse, power, knowledge, and governmentality; poststructuralism and postmodernism; economic, cultural, technological, and demographic changes that have contributed to the growth in interest in the notions of a learning society and lifelong learning; implications of the recent shift from focus on inputs (adult education and its provision) to focus on outputs (learning and learners); ways provision of adult education has changed to support access and participation, open and distance learning, and assessment and accreditation of outcomes in an increasing number of learning settings; the adoption of neo- and post-Fordist models of organizational development and the role of the reflective practitioner as a model for professional development; and contemporary trends and differing notions of a learning society. The bibliography contains 431 references. (MN)

As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience or with school employment. This course, Education 5900 Culminating Experience, requires the student to implement an action research plan designed through (a) the Education 5010 Methods of Educational Research course, (b) a required learning assessment required during student teaching, or (c) a newly-designed project. The course is, also, taken by elementary and secondary teachers who are, already, licensed to teach. The action research projects, from spring semester 2016 (part 2), are presented. This Action Research Project includes: (1) Second Language Acquisition and Vocabulary Instruction in an ESOL Classroom: Which Model Works Best? (Bradley Balthrop); (2) Action Research Study of Classical Teaching Methods vs. Active Learning Methods in the Middle School Social Studies Classroom (Brian Bass); (3) A Case Study Documenting the Effects of Response to Intervention Practices on Mathematics Success in Elementary Education (Jessica Kane); and (4) The Different Approaches to Teaching English as a Second Language in Japan and the U.S. and How this Affects the Student's English Skills (Asami Nakano). (Individual papers contain references, figures, and appendices.) [For "Culminating Experience Action Research Projects, Volume 18, Part 1, Spring 2016," see ED573167.]

This document consists of 12 papers that, together, summarize the key issues underpinning future research and policy development related to intergenerational programs (IPs). "Introduction" (Alan Hatton-Yeo) discusses the project out of which the papers developed. "A General Assessment of IP Initiatives in the Countries Involved" (Ann-Kristin Bostrum, Alan Hatton-Yeo, Toshio Oshako, Yukiko Sawano) considers the historical and cultural roots of IPs, the role of IPs as instruments for solving priority social problems in given countries, the status of IPs, the training of IP professionals, and future needs and assessment of IPs. "Public Policy and Research Recommendations: An International Perspective" (Alan Hatton-Yeo, Jumbo Klerq, Toshio Oshako, Sally Newman) presents general recommendations, recommendations concerning four specific impact areas of IPs in public policy (economy and employment, society, lifelong learning, health), and recommendations concerning IP development and implementation strategies. The remaining papers, which focus on the past, present, and future of IPs in specific countries, are as follows: "China" (Sun Maintao); "Cuba" (Raul Hernandez Castellon); "Germany" (Ludger Veelken); "Japan" (Yukiko Sawano); "The Netherlands" (Jumbo Klerq); "Palestine" (Nora Kort); "South Africa" (Cathy Gush); "Sweden" (Ann-Kristin Bostrum); "The United Kingdom" (Alan Hatton-Yeo); and "The United States" (Sally Newman). The bibliography contains 47 references. (MN)

Papers from an international conference on language teaching/learning are presented by topic and grouped under seven sections. An introductory section contains two papers on cultural diversity and world English. The second section, on teacher development, contains papers on these topics: teacher development and socialization; teachers' responses to questions about instruction; characteristics of a good language lesson; teaching students to understand instruction; students' reasons for poor English skills; cross-cultural aspects of the teacher's role; and an instructional materials development workshop. The third section, on classroom techniques and issues, addresses these topics: postsecondary level cooperative learning in Japan; shared inquiry for fostering critical thinking in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction; story grammar as a reading and discussion strategy; use of Japanese literature in reading instruction; multimedia second language reading instruction; vocabulary building; Japanese particle usage; beginning writing instruction; discipline-based technical writing; peer writing evaluation; oral communication instruction; dance as an instructional technique; test revision; and continuous assessment using computer-assisted instruction. In section 4, papers on use of technology in the classroom address: use of the Internet; on-line newspapers and magazines; computerized test and materials development; designing materials t accompany videos; and content video in ESL instruction. Papers on cultural issues in section 5 include these topics: multiculturalism in the classroom; comparing cultures through critical thinking; authority and individualism in Japan and the United States; a study trip to France; setting the stage in kindergarten; comparative social studies; folklore in ESL instruction; Model United Nations; global issues; geography instruction; gender issues; and English variation. The final section contains five papers on the Linguapax Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Papers are primarily in English, with some Japanese and French included. (MSE)

This volume contains 19 papers that were presented at a conference addressing critical issues related to employment options for older persons. They are arranged in four sections that cover early retirement policies and their implications; older workers of Asia and the Pacific; the impact of technological change on the employment prospects of older persons; and the reorganization of work, leisure, and education over the life cycle. The papers are: "Work, Aging and the Life Cycle" (Xavier Gaullier); "Early Exit and the Employment of Older Workers in the 1990s in the United Kingdom" (Frank Laczko); "Early Retirement Policies and Practices in the United States" (Denise F. Loftus); "Early Retirement and the Middle-Aged" (Malcolm H. Morrison); "Ageism in the British Labor Market" (Alan Walker); "Older Workers in Asia and the Pacific" (John McCallum); "Work, Retirement and Income Security" (Lita J. Domingo); "Older Workers in a Developing Economy" (Nii-K Plange); "Older Japanese Workers" (Michiko Naoi); "The Impact of Technological Change on Employment Prospects for Older Persons" (Harvey L. Sterns); "New Technologies and the Aging of the Labor Force" (Marie-Noel Beauchesne-Florival); "The Impact of Technological Change on Employment for Older Persons from a West German Perspective" (Gerald A. Straka); "Older Workers and Technology" (Robert A. Harootyan); "Implications of Technological Advances for Canadian Workers" (Neil Charness); "The Reorganization of Work, Leisure and Education over the Life Cycle" (Jack Habib, Charlotte Nusberg); "Flexibility and Free Choice in Working Life" (Gosta Rehn); "Does Flexible Life Scheduling Have a Future?" (Fred Best); "Emerging Changes in the Structure of the Employment Relationship and Their Projected Effects on the Distinction between Work and Retirement" (Dan Jacobson); and "Leisure and the Structure of Our Life Worlds" (Jon Hendricks, Stephen J. Cutler). (KC)

The present document on the Sixty Years of CONFINTEA was inspired by the desire to register the long fecund history of a global movement which has spanned six decades. Official records and documents produced by and for the conferences, in particular the final reports, elaborated by UNESCO were used as an important source. This process of historical recovery became equally important as a means of undertaking a transversal reading of the development of the concept of adult education, embracing the post-war years, the period of decolonization, the Cold War and the attack on the twin towers in New York. In Knoll's words, it "(…) demonstrates the changes in perceptions of adult education, from literacy to lifelong learning, in which adult education is seen as both part of the continuum of education and an entity in itself." In addition to the CONFINTEA documents, other documents were included which possess a fundamental link with the Conferences and what they represent in terms of the struggle for the right to education, in the spirit of education for all and in the perspective of lifelong learning and education. Following an introduction, the following papers are included: (1) "The history of the UNESCO International Conferences on Adult Education--From Helsingör (1949) to Hamburg (1997): international education policy through people and programmes (Joachim H. Knoll); (2) Sixty years of CONFINTEA: a retrospective analysis (Timothy D. Ireland); and (3) The CONFINTEA agenda: work in progress (Timothy D. Ireland). Nine annexes include the following summary reports: (1) Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) First International Conference on Adult Education (1949); (3) Second International Conference on Adult Education (1960); (4) Third International Conference on Adult Education (1972); (5) Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education adopted by the UNESCO General Conference at its 19th session (Nairobi, 26 November, 1976); (6) Fourth International Conference on Adult Education (1985); (7) Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (1997); (8) Recommitting to Adult Education and Learning: Synthesis Report of the CONFINTEA V Midterm Review Meeting; and (9) Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (2009).

This book contains 16 papers on learner support in distance education in an international context. The following papers are included: "Constructivism or Confucianism? We Have the Technology, Now What Shall We Do With It?" (Louise Aylward); "Exploring Informal Study Groups in a South African Teacher Education Programme" (Carol Bertram); "Supporting the Masses? Learner Perceptions of a South African ODL (open and distance learning) Programme" (Norma Corry, Tony Lelliot); "Addressing the Learning Skills Needs of Students at a Distance: A Dual Medium Approach" (Margaret Johnson, Clive Barrett); "Supporting the Student in New Teaching and Learning Environments" (Brian Kenworthy); "The Importance of the Tutor in Open and Distance Learning" (Helen Lentell); "Remembering Our Common Work: Institutional Support for Open Learning" (Alan Mandell, Lee Herman); "On-line Learning and Supporting Students: New Possibilities" (Robin Mason); "The Centrality of Learner Support in Open and Distance Learning: A Paradigm Shift in Thinking" (Roger Mills); "Distance Higher Education and Library Services in Japan" (Chieko Mizoue); "Changing Entrenched Learner Support Systems: Vision and Reality" (Evelyn Pulane Nonyongo); "Lost and Found: Open Learning Outside the Doors of Academe" (Jennifer O'Rourke); "Challenges in Adjusting to New Technology in Supporting Learners in Developing Countries" (Jason Pennells); "Delivering Learner Support On-line: Does the Medium Affect the Message?" (Marion Phillips); "Rethinking Learner Support in the Open University UK; A Case Study" (Alan Tait); and"Collaborative On-line Learning: Transforming Learner Support and Course Design" (Mary Thorpe). All papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)

This document contains 11 papers on technological entrepreneurship, with particular focus on the following topics: the context of technological entrepreneurship; value creation and opportunity recognition in turbulent environments; venture capital in technological entrepreneurship; and managing in turbulent environments. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Philip H. Phan); "Strategic Value Creation" (David H. Gobeli, Harold F. Koenig, Chandra S. Mishra); "Entrepreneurs' Opportunities in Technology-Based Markets" (Steve Walsh, Bruce Kirchoff); "Beyond the Boundaryless Organization: The Value of E-Commerce Technologies in Entrepreneurship Behavior" (Lisa K. Gundry, Jill Kickul); "Tertiary Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions" (Clement K. Wang, Poh Kam Wong, Qing Lu); "Regional Innovation Resources for Environmental Management" (Gregory Theyel); "Allocation of Attention within Venture Capital Firms: A Queuing Network Model" (Dean A. Shepherd, Michael J. Armstrong, Moren Levesque); "Venture Capital Firms and the Monitoring of Entrepreneurial Firms: The Case of Japan" (Toru Yoshikawa); "Venture Capital Firm Internationalization and Monitoring High Tech Entrepreneurship: The Case of India" (Mike Wright, Sarika Pruthi, Andy Lockett); "Critical Incidents in High-Tech Start-ups: A Singapore Study" (Maw Der Foo, Hwee Hoon Tan); "A Process Study of New Venture Creation at an Internet Start-up Company" (Rueyllin Hsiao, Chee-Leong Chong); and "From Flypaper to Globalization: Zobele Chemical Industries (1919-2001)" (Pier A. Abetti). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)

This book, which is designed primarily for undergraduate and graduate students of education, contains 12 papers devoted the New Labour's policies for schools in the United Kingdom. "Introduction" (Jim Docking) presents an overview of the book's contents and lists questions to help evaluate the effectiveness of New Labour's educational policies. "What Is the Problem?" (Jim Docking) examines the background to the standards debate and the government's rationale for increasing investment in education and intervention to raise standards. "What Is the Solution? An Overview of National Policies for Schools, 1979-99" (Jim Docking) recaps successive governments' policies to raise standards. "Target Setting, Inspection and Assessment" (Derek Shaw) explains how standards are monitored and considers problems of benchmarking. "Curriculum Initiatives" (Jim Docking) reviews national programs to raise standards in literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technology. "The Revised National Curriculum" (Jim Docking) traces the curriculum's development. "Early Years Education" (Peter Jackson) explores issues and developments in early years education. "Special Educational Needs and Inclusion" (Ron Letch) discusses the drive to place more special needs children in mainstream schools. "14-19 and Lifelong Learning" (Roger Marples) examines the complexities of provision for learners aged 14-19 and the policy to improve provisions for of lifelong learning. "The Teaching Profession" (Graham Welch, Pat Mahony) looks at policies for reforming the teaching profession. "The Role of Local Education Authorities" (Ron Letch) focuses on the changing role of local education authorities. "Choice, Diversity and Partnerships" (Peter Jackson) outlines New Labour's policies regarding choice, diversity, and development of partnerships. "Disengagement, Truancy and Exclusion" (Jane Lovey) is devoted to New Labour's policies to arrest pupil disengagement and reduce the incidence of truancy and exclusion. All papers contain substantial bibliographies. (MN)

This book proposes a new, multidisciplinary theory for explaining and predicting current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work. Chapters 1 and 2 present main tenets of preference theory and explain the need for the theory. Chapters 3 through 8 elaborate four principal tenets of preference theory. Chapter 3 identifies five historical changes producing a qualitatively new scenario for women in prosperous societies in the 21st century. Chapter 4 looks at polarization of sex-role preferences and behavior. Chapter 5 looks at the same topics to see if younger generations display less polarization and then considers whether longitudinal studies reveal stability of work-lifestyle preferences across life history. Chapter 6 sets out principal differences among three preference groups (home-centered, adaptive, and work-centered); considers sources of differences; explores contextual constraints; and outlines consequences for differential policy-responsiveness. Chapter 7 reviews research evidence on marriage markets, especially how women use them as avenues for marital mobility and alternative "career ladders" to labor markets. Chapter 8 considers national and international governmental fiscal and social policies, identifying those that support each preference group, and family-friendly policies developed by employers and trade unions to see whether they are, or could be, designed to offer benefits to all groups. Chapter 9 offers a preliminary outline of how the theory applies to men. Chapter 10 summarizes results, suggests the theory offers a new perspective on theoretical and research puzzles, and argues for a new approach to cross-national comparisons of women's employment. An author index and a subject index are also included. (Contains 744 references and 31 tables.) (YLB)

This book contains 11 papers on higher education and lifelong learners. The following papers are included: "Traditions and New Directions in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective on Non-Traditional Students and Lifelong Learners" (Hans G. Schuetze, Maria Slowey); "Austria: The Enduring Myth of the Full-Time Student: An Exploration of the Reality of Participation Patterns in Austrian Universities" (Hans Pechar, Angela Wroblewski); "Germany; Non-Traditional Students in German Higher Education: Situation, Profiles, Policies and Perspectives" (Andra Wolter); "Ireland: Adult Learners and Non-Traditional Students in Irish Higher Education" (Tom Collins); "Sweden: Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education in Sweden: From Recurrent Education to Lifelong Learning" (Agnieszka Bron, Karin Agelii); "The United Kingdom: Redefining the Non-Traditional Student: Equity and Lifelong Learning in British Higher Education, 1985-2000" (Maria Slowey); "Canada: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning in Canada: Re-Interpreting the Notions of 'Traditional' and 'Non-Traditional' Students in the Context of a 'Knowledge Society'" (Hans G. Schuetze); "The United States: Heterogeneity of the Student Body and the Meaning of 'Non-Traditional' in U.S. Higher Education" (Seth Agbo); "Australia: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning: An Australian Perspective" (Richard James, David Beckett); "Japan: From Traditional Higher Education to Lifelong Learning: Changes in Higher Education in Japan" (Shinichi Yamamoto, Tomokazu Fujitsuka, Yuki Honda-Okitsu); and "New Zealand: The Impact of Market Forces in the Quest for Lifelong Learning in New Zealand Universities" (Roger Boshier, John Benseman). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. Twenty-three tables/figures are included. (MN)

This book contains nine papers devoted to the psychological experience of youth employment and its role in shaping future employment experiences and expectations. "Introduction" (Julian Barling, E. Kevin Kelloway) emphasizes the diversity of young people as a group and the diversity of individual youth's employment experience. "The Nature of Youth Employment" (Catherine Loughlin, Julian Barling) examines relationships between employment quality and young people's work-related attitudes and behaviors. "Learning To Work: The Development of Work Beliefs" (E. Kevin Kelloway, Steve Harvey) explores the impact of learning before and during employment. "Gender Differences in Employment and Income Experiences among Young People" (Serge Desmarais, James Curtis) considers previous and new research on gender and youth employment. "Developmental Consequences of Youth Employment" (Michael R. Frone) reviews developmental outcomes of employment among adolescents. "Child Labor and Exploitation" (Chaya S. Piotrkowski, Joanne Carrubba) discusses child labor in the United States and worldwide. "Occupational Safety and Health in Young People" (Dawn N. Castillo) details the substantial risks that employment poses to U.S. youths. "Reconceptualizing Youth Unemployment" (Graham S. Lowe, Harvey Krahn) documents how school-to-work transition and life course perspectives can enrich a social-psychological understanding of youth unemployment. "Youth and Labor Representation" (Daniel G. Gallagher) reviews current trends and future directions in the relationship between young people and labor unions. All papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)

This book contains 17 papers devoted to the following four aspects of the transition to adulthood: effects of alterations in the structure of opportunity; effects of prior experiences in the family; effects of prior experience in the workplace; and career development and marriage formation during a period of rising inequality. The following papers are included: "How Has the Changing Structure of Opportunities Affected Transitions to Adulthood?" (Martha S. Hill, W. Jean Yeung); "Twenty-Something: Down and Out in the Other America" (J. Lawrence Aber); "Alterations in the Opportunity Structure: A Criminological Perspective" (John H. Laub); "Sure, I'd Like to Get Married...Someday" (Lynn White); "How Do Prior Experiences in the Family Affect Transitions to Adulthood?" (Kelly Musick, Larry Bumpass); "Marital Conflict, Parent-Child Relationships, Gender, and Outcomes for Young Adults in Families" (Martha Cox); "Family Inputs and the Transition to Adulthood" (Ronald R. Rindfuss); "Values and Beliefs as Determinants of Outcomes in Children's Lives" (William G. Axinn, Jennifer S. Barber, Arland Thornton); "How Do Prior Experiences in the Workplace Set the Stage for Transitions to Adulthood?" (Jeylan T. Mortimer, Carolyn Harley, Pamela J. Aronson); "What Work Fosters Adolescent Development?" (Stephen F. Hamilton); "Rethinking the Young Adult Life Stage: Prolonged Dependency as an Adaptive Strategy" (William S. Aquilino); "Having the Time of Their Lives: All Work and No Play?" (D. Wayne Osgood); "Career Development and Marriage Formation in a Period of Rising Inequality: Who Is at Risk? What Are Their Prospects?" (Valerie K. Oppenheimer, Alisa Lewin); "When History Is Omitted" (John Modell); "Sequence and Timing among Young Adult Transitions: The Impact of Poverty on Developmental Course" (Julia A. Graber); "Changing Marital Patterns: Consequences of Economic Distress?" (Sheldon Danziger); and "Conclusion: The Economies of Young Adulthood--One Future or Two?" (Jennifer Tanner, Scott Yabiku). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)

This collection of papers on the intercultural communication between the United States and Japan is divided into three sections. The first section, "Introduction to Intercultural Communication," describes the background of the relationship between Japan and the United States, the history of the study of intercultural communication, and some of the problems related to it--barriers that make communication between Americans and Japanese more difficult. The second section, "Influences on Culture and Cultural Influences," includes seven papers on various aspects of communication between Americans and Japanese. The third section, "Japanese Students' Knowledge of American Culture," is made up of five studies related to Japanese students' contact with Americans and American culture, their knowledge of American culture, and the problems that they face in the United States. The book also includes a bibliography compiled for teachers of English in Japan who are interested in the influence of culture and intercultural communication on language teaching and learning. (MS)

This volume, the second in a two-volume work, builds on an international study of the research university in Germany, Britain, France, the United States and Japan, to explore the role and function of the research university and the relationship between teaching, research and graduate study. Part 1 lays the foundation for comparative analysis by depicting national configurations of advanced education and research organization. Chapter 1 establishes the 19th Century baseline for cross-national comparison by depicting how German universities developed and expressed a research outlook. Chapter 2 depicts the evolution and current structure of British higher education that highlights the strain placed on "post-graduate" education and its research underpinnings by nationalization of previously autonomous universities. Chapter 3 considers research activity and training within the high exceptionalism of French higher education. Chapter 4 looks at the United States and its competitive graduate schools; chapter 5 at the relationship between graduate education and industry in Japan. In Part 2 the concept of a research-teaching-study nexus is established as an organizing idea. Chapter 6 sets forth fragmenting forces. Chapter 7 examines current versions of the Humboldtian ideal. The final chapter points to the necessity of basing analysis and reform on a knowledge or inquiry model of modern systems of higher education. An index is included. (Contains approximately 230 references.) (JB)

This book contains 15 papers on the following topics related to lifelong learning: lifespan development and education, capacity to learn in the lifespan, skills formation in the workplace, learning to learn in the lifespan, and implications for policy and practice. The following papers are included: "Learning for Life: New Ideas, New Significance" (Tuijnman, Van Der Kamp); "Age, Gender, and Learning in the Lifespan" (Schuller); "Lifespan Learning: Developmental Tasks and Their Management" (Heymans); "Ageing and Learning: An Agenda for the Future" (Hiemstra); "Fluid Abilities and Epistemic Thinking: Some Prescriptions for Adult Education" (Lohman, Scheurman); "Fostering the Acquisition and Transfer of Intellectual Skills" (De Corte); "Practical Intelligence" (Wagner); "Informal Learning on the Job" (Van Onna); "Skills Needed in the Work Place" (Onstenk); "Theories and Principles of Learning to Learn" (Simons); "Implementing the Learning to Learn Concept" (Smith); "Effective Adult Learning" (Van Der Kamp); "Paradigm Shifts in Adult Education" (Tuijnman); "Public Intervention in Adult Education" (Lowe); "Learning for Life: Policy Conclusions" (Houtkoop, Van Den Dool).

This volume presents 6 papers by 22 labor economists who examine and address worker displacement in 10 industrialized countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, United States). "Summary and Synthesis" (Peter J. Kuhn) discusses these four categories of lessons learned from panel data analysis: (1) institutions affecting displaced workers; (2) methodological lessons for study of displaced workers and cross-national labor market research; (3) exceptions to and universals about within-country patterns; and (4) patterns across countries. "Displaced Workers in the United States and the Netherlands" (Jaap H. Abbring et al.) discusses relevant institutions and provides an empirical analysis of the incidence of displacement and labor market transitions and earnings changes induced by displacement. "Worker Displacement in Japan and Canada" (Masahiro Abe et al.) describes main modes of labor adjustment, situating worker displacement in the broader context of how firms adjust to declines in product demand; describes legal and social institutions most likely to affect the displacement process and prevalent general labor market conditions; and analyzes frequency of displacement and its consequences. "They Get Knocked Down. Do They Get Up Again?" (Jeff Borland et al.) highlights which groups in Britain and Australia are most likely to experience displacement, which are most likely to get back into work, and earnings changes associated with reentry into work. "Worker Displacement in France and Germany" (Stefan Bender et al.) focuses on workers whose separation results from closure of the employing firm (France) or plant (Germany); considers non-employment durations; and describes earnings changes. "Employment Protection and the Consequences for Displaced Workers" (Karsten Albaek et al.) compares outcomes of workers in Belgium and Denmark displaced from a long-tenure job to identify how they differ and whether they can be attributed to differences in firing provisions (higher firing costs in Belgium). Cited author and subject indexes are provided. (YLB)

Essays focusing on issues concerning youth education and unemployment problems are presented in this document. It is divided into three general areas. The first, Youth Unemployment in Western Industrial Countries, reviews general dimensions of the problem, the cyclical hypothesis, the demand hypothesis, the supply hypothesis, disaggregating American data, conclusions on causes, policies to combat youth unemployment, and educational policies. The second, Comparative National Experiences, focuses on youth education and unemployment problems in Great Britain, West Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Japan, Mexico, and South Asia. And finally, an essay by Martin Trow, Reflections on Youth Problems and Policies in the U.S., emphasizes aspects of the youth unemployment problem that are relevant particularly to the U.S. He discusses the secondary labor market, the hidden economy, cultural unemployment, types of youth and policies for youth, and types of secondary labor market jobs. (CT)

The status of student political activism in the 1970s and 1980s in such nations as the United States, Britain, India, Japan, Italy, Canada, West Germany, Greece, Zambia and Latin America is examined. The volume consists of 13 chapters written by scholars who all agree that student activism is not now at peak levels of the 1960s, yet student movements continue to exist and student politics remains an important issue. Chapters include: "Student Activism in the 1970s and 1980s" (Philip Altbach); "From Revolution to Apathy: American Student Activism in the 1970s" (Philip Altbach); "Student Politics in America: Transformation Not Decline" (Arthur Levine and Keith R. Wilson); "The 'Old' New Left: A Reassessment by Former Participants in Canada, the United States and West Germany" (Cyril Levitt); "The 1970s in France: A Period of Student Retreat" (Raymond Boudon); "Student Politics in Italy: From Utopia to Terrorism" (Gianni Statera); "The Sixties and the Seventies: Aspects of Student Activism in West Germany" (Wolff-Dietrich Webler); "Japanese Student Activism in the 1970s" (Michiya Shimbori); "Contrary Imaginations: Student Activism and Beliefs in England During the Mid-1970s" (Pamela J. Yettram); "Student Activism in Greece: A Historical and Empirical Analysis" (George Psacharopoulos and Andreas M. Kazamias); "Student Politics in Contemporary Latin America" (Daniel Levy); "Sadhus No Longer: Recent Trends in Indian Student Activism" (N. Jayaram); and "Determinants of Third World Student Political Activism in the Seventies: The Case of Zambia" (Y. G. M. Lulat). Several conclusions are cited such as: (1) most of the literature on student activism resulted from the student political activities of the 1960s; (2) there is a dramatic difference between the student activism between the industrial nations and the Third World; (3) students in the Third World nations usually have direct political effect because of the lack of established political structures often present in developing nations; (4) student attitudes still rest well to the left of the general population; and (5) the economic situation in the 1970s has had an impact on the student population, in general tending to diminish activist movements in the industrialized nations. A list of contributors and an index are provided. (LC)

Basic elements of the higher education system are considered, along with variations across nations (the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, Italy, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Australia, Canada, the United States, Poland, Yugoslavia, Mexico, and Thailand). Three basic elements of the organization of higher education system are identified: the way work tasks are arranged, primary norms and values, and the distribution of legitimate power throughout the system. Attention is directed to: national support structures for academics; the organization of academic work around knowledge; the division of academic labor by discipline and by sectors/institutional types; the foundations of academic beliefs and disciplinary points of view; integration in higher education through bureaucracy, politics, professions, and the market; and the way in which change occurs, including the contradiction between discipline and system, and the process of differentiation. The efforts of internal interest groups to do their work, protect their functions, and react to pressure are also addressed. It is concluded that the clash of social values in higher education will require considerable adjustments, and the systems most likely to prosper will be those that divide power, support variety, and allow ambiguity. (SW)

Academic activities undertaken during 1981-1982 by member countries of the Organization of Educational Cooperation and Development are reported in 21 articles. The following topics are addressed: higher education in the international age, curriculum and teaching, reforms and innovations, open universities and adult education, and higher education during financially difficult times. Titles and authors include the following: "The Role of the University in International Understanding" (Michio Nagai); "Who Owns the University Curriculum?" (A. H. Halsey); "Pilot Institutes for Higher Education Reform in Korea" (Jeung Rhee); "Innovations in American Higher Education: Curriculum and Teaching" (Philip G. Altbach); "Improvements in College Teaching in the United Kingdom" (Roy Joseph Cox);"Reforms in Chinese Higher Education" (Cheng Su); "Innovation of Higher Education in Japan: The Case of the University of Tsukuba" (Sho Takakura); "Sukhothai Thammathirat--Thailand's Open University" (Iam Chaya Ngam); "Adult Learning in Japanese Higher Education" (Masakazu Yano); "Japanese Higher Education in an Age of Financial Difficulties" (Morikazu Ushiogi); and "Higher Education in the Age of Financial Difficulties" (Paul L. Dressel). (SW)