This report, based on a six-month field study, discusses devel opments now under way in West Germany's Adult Education Cen ters. The article employs a comparative approach that takes account of trends in Europe and North America. It puts these developments into a philosophical framework, noting concern that Germany may provide a real-life example of the dangers foreseen by such prophets of adult education as Paulo Freire, Ivan Illich, and John Ohliger.
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