IFLA General Conference, 1984. Section on Adult Education. Papers.

Four papers on the role of libraries in adult education were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference meeting of the Section on Adult Education. They include: (1) "The Library of the Pompeia Leisure Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil," in which Apaty Peroni of Brazil provides background on the community, location, collection, personnel, operation, and programs of the library; (2) "The Promotion of Reading Habits and Adult Education in Kenya," in which Peter E. Kinyanjui of Kenya presents the central theme that, if adult learners are provided for, encouraged and guided in their quest for knowledge and information, they will take responsibility for their own learning and personal growth and development throughout their lives; (3) "The Basis of Library and Information Services for National Development: Promotion of Reading Habits and Adult Education" (D. O. Olembo), which examines the current status of reading habits at all levels of education in Africa, reading motives, and implementation of reading habits; and (4) "Promotion of the Reading Habit and Adult Education" (E. A. Ulzer), which describes collaboration efforts between the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) and the African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE). (THC)

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