College students (n=200) in 2 university dormitories completed alcohol and drug use survey in fall quarter and 130 students were readministered questionnaire at end of spring quarter after peer-directed alcohol awareness program was implemented in a particular dormitory. Retest results showed no difference in drinking behavior of residents in…

Evaluated statistical primary prevention drug abuse program for middle school students. Control group outperformed experimental group on self-esteem dimension. Results indicated existence of John Henry Effect as confounding explanation of self-esteem outcome. Suggests that measurement of factors such as self-esteem be conducted in settings where…

Although health consequences of alcohol consumption with certain drugs are generally appreciated, diversity of interactions is not. In addition to central nervous system depression, combination of alcohol with other drugs may result in hypoglycemic reactions, cardiovascular complications, and other severe or unanticipated reactions. Personnel…

A new wave of racism in Europe is influenced by (1) rising nationalist sentiment; (2) government policies restricting immigration and asylum; (3) the transnational policies of the European Community; and (4) the politics and social change of the "new world disorder." (SK)

A review of women's status in Europe concludes that the integration of women into the labor market, rise in their education/training levels, and wider availability of child care are not enough to enable equal access to power. Adult education can help ensure wider opportunities and freedom of choice for women. (SK)

Challenges of a changing Europe for education and training are new technology and organizational patterns, youth unemployment, professional mobility, and migration. Developments in Italy that exemplify change include literacy for immigrants, work-related education for women, "Green Universities," and transferable skills. (SK)

Adult continuing education's response to European unemployment is characterized as a move from marginality to expansion (1980-85) and from expansion to encapsualization or institutionalization (1985-91). The rapidly changing context may mark the future as a search for collective action. (SK)

Until recently, workers' education in the Soviet Union followed a clear ideological path through well-established institutions. Now the context in which workers' education and adult education take place is changing rapidly, and it is not yet known what form the future will take. (SK)

Reviews the history of the term andragogy and compares concepts in Germany, France, Holland, Britain, Finland, the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. Delineates five differing schools of thought. (SK)

Continuing education in Europe is being influenced by economic, social, and cultural changes; the liberal tradition; and program diversity. The increasing integration of European society necessitates reformation of a vision of what lifelong education should be. (SK)

A review of the history of vocational and postsecondary technical education in the United States and the Soviet Union demonstrates how historical background, social values, environment, and institutional characteristics affected the development of two different systems. The seemingly fragmented pluralist model in the United States appears more…

Interviews with 12 Colorado vocational educators participating in an exchange program in Leningrad indicated Leningrad's vocational schools are playing a key role in Soviet social and economic reform. Decision making and control has shifted to the local level to improve responsiveness to industry. Profit-based cooperatives are being developed, and…

The economic and social upheavals of the Civil War upon the South gave impetus to the development of vocational training for employment, such as Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute and the first school for manual skills training in Saint Louis. Southern senators and representatives pioneered federal legislation that led to the modern…

Successful professional development is more than acquiring new techniques for practice. It involves an awareness of the "big picture" of the field of adult education and an understanding of how individuals can make a unique contribution to this picture. (Author/JOW)

Describes the types and sources of information resources in adult education, outlines strategies for identifying resources, and suggests the following guidelines for selection: authority, timeliness, relevance, depth, accuracy, and replicability. (JOW)