ABSTRACT
Participation of adults in all kinds of instruction increased considerably over the past decades and is expected to continue to increase into the 1990’s (USDE 1983) . Educational participation of adults in the United States is a multi-faceted phenomenon that defies accurate description. From the 17th century to the present American adults have participated in diverse educational activities provided by all kinds of providers (Long, 1976). Nevertheless, it has never been accorded the same status as childhood education. As a result the provisions for education of adults have been uncoordinated, unregulated and almost invisible in the history of education.
