In May-June 1978 the author visited the United States for five weeks on a Churchill Fellowship to examine work with adult self-directed learners in American Public Libraries, with a view to considering whether it might have applications in Britain. This article outlines the Adult Independent Learning Project, describes the Learners' Advisory Service (its outcome), states the author's particular areas of enquiry and reports findings, before going on to discuss some current educational developments in the United States. An attempt is made to relate the library work to recent educational thinking on both sides of the Atlantic, and, in the light of this, to consider possible applications in Britain.
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