The book provides an extensive review under different headings related to the title i.e. studies on teacher effectiveness, characteristics of effective teachers, the role performance of teachers and competencies required for adult education teachers. It also gives various ways and means to overcome the problems of adult education teachers. This book will cater to the needs of teachers, research scholars, educational planners and administrators, students of nonformal education and teachers working in adult education as well as B.Ed. courses of various Universities.

Contents: Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Summary and Suggestions.

The origins and development of the fascinating variety of continents, countries and communities of the world are the engrossing subjects of the present prize set of 17 Vols. in 34 Parts of the encyclopaedia. With marvelously lucid text and equally graphic illustrations, the writers and editors present a panoramic account of the splendid variety of the family of mankind, its numerous and varied habitations, its physical, human and economic geography of man and his activities, and the living dynamic relation that mankind had with fellow communities across land and sea as well as with the planet that sustains all of them. The World Encyclopaedia of Nations and Nationalities opens to students, teachers and general readers a vast and beautiful window onto the great as well as the little known customs, manners and cultures of the world, reveals the universal geographical features and singularities of all countries in the continents, the introduces in vivid detail the many kind of inhabitants that are found world-wide. Not only is this brilliantly conceived encyclopaedia the pride of many libraries across the world, but it is also regarded as an apt companion and complement to the earlier historic work of Darwin, namely, Origin of the Species. In its comprehensive sweep and vibrant treatment the present the present volumes of this encyclopaedia will be an essential part of all libraries.

In this book, the author has empirically presented the required competencies of primary school teachers to handle children with learning difficulties/disabilities in normal classroom. This book provides valuable information about the multidimensional roles the teacher is supposed to play and the specific competencies required to perform such roles. The specific competencies are listed out in this book under major competency areas such as-nature and concept of learning difficulties/disabilities, causes and characteristics of learning difficulties/disabilities, identification and assessment of children with learning difficulties/ disabilities, development and use of instructional strategies, utilization of instructional aids/devices, guidance and counselling for children with learning difficulties/disabilities and their parents. Contents: Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Statement of the Problem, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Summary and Suggestions.

In the United States, the nomenclature of adult education includes adult literacy, adult secondary education, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services provided to undereducated and limited English proficient adults. Those receiving adult education services have diverse reasons for seeking additional education. With the passage of the WIA, the assessment of adult education students became mandatory-regardless of their reasons for seeking services. The law does allow the states and local programs flexibility in selecting the most appropriate assessment for the student. The purpose of the NRC's workshop was to explore issues related to efforts to measure learning gains in adult basic education programs, with a focus on performance-based assessments.

The success of adult continuing education programmes depends to a large extent on the continuing education working at the grassroot level. The diversified roles to be played by the continuing education worker demands a variety of competencies on his/her part. To provide functional literacy and solve the problems of adult in day to day life, the adult continuing education worker has to perform several organisational roles, teaching roles and community roles. Contents: Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Statement of the Problem, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Summary and Conclusions.

Each number is the catalogue of a specific school or college of the University.

This latest volume of the Register of Educational Research in the United Kingdom lists all the major research projects being undertaken in Britain during the latter months of 1992, the whole of 1993 and 1994 and the early months of 1995. Each entry provides names and addresses of the researchers, a detailed abstract, the source and amount of the grant(where applicable), the length of the project and details of published material about the research.