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Bibliography

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Journals and Periodicals

Activities, Adaptation & Aging
10 Alice Street
Binghamton, NY 13304-1580
800-342-9678
Quarterly
Description: Provides case studies, program evaluations, research and theory for activity directors and coordinators in nursing homes and community centers, as well as other professionals concerned with the enhancement of the life styles of the aged.

Adult Education Quarterly
American Association for Adult & Continuing Education
2102 Wilson Blvd., Ste 925
Arlington, VA 2201
703-522-2234
(Formerly Adult Education)
Description: Research & theory journal on the field of adult education.

Adult Basic Education
P.O. Box 592053
Orlando, FL 32859-2053
407-836-3590
Formerly Adult Literacy & Basic Education (until vol.14 no.3, 1990)

Adult and Continuing Education Today
1554 Hayes Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
913-539-5376
2/Month
Description: Newsletter of articles, editorials, and letters on contemporary continuing education.

Adult Learning
American Assoc. for Adult & Continuing Ed.
2101 Wilson Blvd, Ste 925
Arlington, VA 22201
703-522-2234
8/Year
Formerly Lifelong Learning
Description: Practical applications of research, innovative strategies.

Ageing International
601 E Street NW
ATTN: International Federation on Ageing
Washington, DC 20049
202-434-2430
Quarterly
Description: Covers international trends, researches, policies, programs and publications about ageing.

American Journal of Education
5720 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
312-753-3347
Quarterly

CONVERGENCE: International Journal of Adult Education
International Council for Adult Education
720 Bathurst Street, Ste 500
Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5S 2R4
416-588-1211
Quarterly

Canadian Journal of Education
Revue canadienne de l'education
One Stewart Street, Ste 205
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA KIN 6H7
613-230-3532
Quarterly

Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education
151 Slater Street, Ste. 1001
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K1P 5N1
613-563-1236
Semiannual

Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme
Suite 204, Founders College, York University
4700 Keele Street
Downsview, Ontario, CANADA M3J 1P3
416-736-5356
Quarterly

Community College Review
North Carolina State University
Dept. of Adult & Community College Ed.
P.O.Box 7801 Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
919-515-6248
Quarterly

Community College Journal
American Association of Community Colleges
One DuPont Circle NW Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036
202-728-0200
8/Year
Formerly Community and Junior College Journal
Description: Essays and feature articles on a variety of topics related to faculty, staff, and administration development.

Community Junior College Journal of Research & Practice
University of North Texas Taylor & Francis
1900 Frost Road, Ste. 101
Bristol, PA 19007-1598
800-821-8312
Bi-monthly

Educational Gerontology: An International Journal
Taylor & Francis
1900 Frost Road, Ste. 101
Bristol, PA 19007-1598
8/Year
Description: Covers original advances in gerontology, adult education and the social & behavioral sciences.

Educational Psychologist
365 Broadway
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-666-4110
Quarterly
Description: Provides detailed exploration of new educational concepts and accepted educational practices.

Educational Researcher
1230 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3078
202-223-9485
9/Year
Description: Contains news and features of general significance in education research.

Harvard Educational Review
Harvard University
Graduate School of Education
Gutman Library, Ste. 349
6 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3432
Quarterly

International Journal of Aging & Human Development
Baywood Publishing
26 Austin Avenue
P.O. Box 337
Amityville, NY 11701
516-691-1270
8/Year
Description: Includes critical reviews, reports, case histories & essays covering the latest research & developments in inter-generational relations, work, and retirement.

International Journal of Lifelong Education
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Rankine Rd.
Basingstoke, Hants
RG24 OPR, England
Description: Provides an international forum for the debate of principles and practice of lifelong, continuing, recurrent, adult education.

Journal of Higher Education
Ohio State University Press
1070 Carmack Road
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-6930
Bi-monthly
Description: Investigates issues of higher education teaching, administration, evaluation and management.

Learning
Canadian Association for Adult Education
29 Prince Arthur Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5R 1B2 Canada
416-964-0559

Learning Disability Quarterly
CLD
P.O. Box 40303
Overland Park, KS 66204
913-492-8755
Quarterly
Description: Reports on techniques in identifications, assessment, remediation and programming, advanced theories, research and personnel preparation.

Mountain Plains Adult Education Association Journal of Adult Education
Description: The only regional refereed adult education journal.

New Directions for Continuing Education
Jossey-Bass Publishers
350 Sansome St., 5th floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-433-1767
Quarterly
Description: Combines research findings on adult students and programs with the practical experience of continuing education directors and staff.

Radical Teacher
P.O. Box 102
Cambridge, MA 02142
3/Year

SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
University of Chicago Press
Journals Division
5720 S. Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
312-753-3347
Quarterly
Description: Examines theories and methodologies from a variety of disciplines and provides important links between feminist theory and the realities of women's lives.

Studies in the Education of Adults
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
19B De Montfort Street
Leicester, UNITED KINGDOM LE1 7GE
Bi-Annual

Thresholds in Education
P.O. Box 771
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-9357
Quarterly
Description: Informs educators about future trends and contemporary issues related to research and practice in education.

Women's Studies International Forum
Pergamon Press, Inc., Journals division
660 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591-5153
914-524-9200
6/Year
Description: A multidisciplinary journal for the rapid publication of research communications and review articles in women's studies.

NEWSLETTERS

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADULT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6 CANADA

NUCEA NEWS
National University Continuing Education Association
One Dupont Circle, Ste 615
Washington, DC 20036
202-659-3130 ($45)

TESTOL QUARTERLY
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
1600 Cameron St, Ste 300
Alexandria, VA 22314-2751
703-836-0774
Description: Represents cross-disciplinary interests, both theoretical and practical. Features testing, evaluation, professional preparation, bilingual and adult education and language learning.

PROCEEDINGS

AERC - Adult Educational Research Conference. Annual Proceedings.