About the Author

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1. The Adult Education Field The main areas of adult education. Job settings. Deciding your area of specialization. Working conditions. Training. Job outlook. Salaries. Help with the job hunt.

2. Adult Continuing Education Personal enrichment. Skills upgrading. Salaries in adult continuing education. Firsthand accounts.

3. Adult Basic Education Differences between adult basic education and adult remedial education. ABE and literacy programs. ESL programs. GED programs. Citizenship programs. Employment settings. Job outlook. The qualifications you'll need. Firsthand accounts.

4. Adult Vocational-Technical Education and Prebaccalaureate Training Vocational-technical education and the law. Job settings for vocational-technical education. Job outlook. Duties of the voc-tech and prebaccalaureate instructor. The qualifications you'll need. Firsthand accounts.

5. Career and Vocational Counseling The different types of counselors. Key components of successful counseling programs. Participants and settings. Opportunities for career and vocational counselors. Working conditions. Advancement opportunities. Job outlook. Salaries. Firsthand accounts.

6. Adult Education Administration Job titles and duties. Working conditions. Employment figures. The qualifications you'll need. Advancement opportunities. Job outlook. Salaries. Firsthand accounts.

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