This book contains papers, reports, and opening and closing speeches presented at a worldwide conference of adult education experts. The document begins with the following: an introduction (Jelenc); a reprinted article, "Time to Collectively Rethink Our Field" (Franklin W. Spikes); and opening speeches by various adult education officials (Jelenc, Gaber, Charters, Belanger, Vio Grossi, Krajinc). The following papers and reports are included: "Rethinking Adult Education for Development" (Jelenc); "The System of Adult Education and Learning--Definition, Concept, Areas, Terminology" (Workgroup Report); "Pedagogy and Andragogy: Relation between the Education of Children and the Education of Adults" (Workgroup Report); "The Status of Adult Education in Different National Policies and Worldwide" (Workgroup Report); "Basic Institutions/Organizations Influencing the Need and the Progress of Adult Education, Their Role, and Their Possibilities" (Workgroup Report); "Final Report" (Jelenc); "Adult Education, the African Crisis, and the Role of African Association for Literacy and Adult Education" (Wangoola); "Adult Education for Export" (Gelpi); "Consumer Education: Empowering for Development" (Charters); "Historical Development of Adult Education: A Focus on Africa" (Draper); "Reconceptualizing Adult Education: The Perspective of Adult Undergraduate Higher Education" (Kasworm); "Adult Education and Working People: A Critical Reappraisal" (Law); "Euro-Delphi: A Comparative Study on the Future of Adult Education in 14 Countries 1993-1995" (Leirman); "Adult Education in Thailand" (Poompaisal); "Women and Adult Education: Rethinking Androcentric Research" (Stalker); and closing speeches by Jelenc and Puhar. Appendixes include the following: reviews of the compendium, reports of several other conferences, letters, and a list of participants with addresses. (KC)