The proceedings of the 1979 Lifelong Learning Research Conference held at the University of Maryland are reported in this document. Focusing upon non-formal adult education, the papers presented deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, and research methodology. The conference program is provided, along with a list of steering committee members and sponsors. Abstracts of papers presented at the conference are included, with authors' addresses for further information. Symposium topics and summaries then follow with attached references. The keynote address, "The Need for Bridging the Gap from Research to Practice in Lifelong Learning," by Donnie Dutton, is presented in full. Finally, a list of participants and their addresses is appended. (CT)