A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

How Adults Learn

September 1999

Table of Contents

Preface


Tom Alexander, OECD

Foreword


C. Kent McGuire, OERI

Overview of the Conference


Nevzer Stacey, OERI

Summary of the Conference


Keith Drake, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Learning in and for Participation in Work and Society,


James G. Greeno, Penelope Eckert, Susan U. Stucky, Patricia Sachs, and Etienne Wenger

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Workshop I: Immigrants

Adult Education, Migration, and Immigrant Education(41K)


Roger Díaz de Cossío, National Institute of Adult Education, Mexico

Australia's Migrants and Refugees: Opening the Door to Lifelong Learning (63K)


Susan Chou Allender, Adult Multicultural Education Services, Australia

Workshop II: Adults Who Lack Basic Skills

Adult Basic Education: Strategies for Supporting Learning(97K)


Judith A. Alamprese, Abt Associates, Inc.

Literacy Proficiency and Lifelong Learning(272K)


Stephen Reder, Portland State University

Workshop III: Older Adults

Learning and Social Participation by Senior Citizens in Japan: Analysis of Major Issues from an International Perspective(82K)


Toshio Ohsako, UNESCO, Institute for Education

Lifelong Learning for All:What Can Be Done to Promote Lifelong Learning?(65K)


Günther Dohmen, German Institute for Adult Education Germany What Makes a Learning Society?

The Culture of Adult Learning in Sweden(119K)


Åsa Sohlman, The Commission for Adult Learning, Sweden

Adult Learners:The Social, Cultural, and Economic History Behind Present Attitudes Towards Learning in Japan(55K)


Makoto Yamaguchi, Ryutsu Keizai, University of Japan

Appendix A: Compendium of Contact Persons and Reference Material on Adult Learning
(we regret the unavailability of this appendix)


Tarja Tikkanen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

Appendix B: List of Participants

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