THIS PAPER ON COMPARATIVE ADULT EDUCATION BEGINS BY DISCUSSING COMPARATIVE METHODS IN THE ABSTRACT. IT THEN PRESENTS TWO MODELS, AS PROPOUNDED BY A LAYMAN IN THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION, AND CONCLUDES WITH A FEW SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS AS TO PROCEDURE. CURRICULUM ANALYSIS AND INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS ARE THE PROCESSES REPRESENTED IN THE PRINCIPAL MODELS. INCLUDED IS A SELECTED LIST OF TOPIC FOR CROSS CULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS. THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED ON APRIL 10, 1968, AT A SEMINAR ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION OF THE ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION. (LY)