]> caeo Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) Records An inventory of its records at Syracuse University EEAThe adult education holdings are collectively known as the . &su_name; &su_address; Jun 1991 [Derived from Summit] 6 Nov 2006 English 21 Jun 2007 - converted to EAD (MRC)23 May 2018 - Leadership Directories added, Box 12 (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Coalition of Adult Education Organizations Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) Records 1964-19911969-1985 15 linear ft. Records include Board of Directors’ minutes, agendas, memoranda, and reports; by-laws and articles of incorporation; committee files; conference programs; correspondence; drafts; newsletters, brochures and directories; and resolutions. Included are records from the Galaxy Conference (1969) and Wingspread Conference (1976); records of the Adult Education Action Council; and materials from UNESCO and the International Council for Adult Education, of which the Coalition is a founding member. Organizations represented include the Adult Education Association, Adult Student Personnel Association, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, American Society for Training and Development, Association of University Evening Colleges, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, National Association of Public Continuing and Adult Education, National University Extension Association, and United States Association of Evening Students. Correspondents include Leonard P. Aries, Ray J. Ast, Alexander N. Charters, James R. Dorland, Norman D. Kurland, Charles J. Longacre, Constance J. McQueen, David Puddington, Yvonne K. Rappaport, Fran M. Spinelli, Hamilton Stillwell, Clarence H. Thompson, Willard L. Thompson, and Sandra Timmerman. 149434 English Biographical History

The Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) had its beginnings in the early 1960s as adult educators recognized the need for greater interaction among adult education organizations. Its purposes from the beginning have been 1) to provide a forum for the discussion of issues, 2) to encourage cooperation within the field, and 3) to gain greater support from both the government and the general public. Originally known as the Ad Hoc Committee of Adult Education Organizations (later as the Committee of Adult Education Organizations), its first meetings resulted in the document, "Imperatives for Action," and the 1969 Galaxy Conference, at which the "Imperatives" were adopted as the charter document for membership in the newly created Coalition of Adult Education Organizations. Formal incorporation was realized in 1973. There was, in these formative years, an unsuccessful attempt to create a distinct political action arm known as the Adult Education Action Council (AEAC).

In 1976, another conference was held at the Wingspread Conference Center, from which emerged the revised "Imperatives for Policy and Action in Lifelong Learning." It was widely disseminated and helped to heighten the public's awareness of and interest in lifelong learning.

The CAEO has been recognized for its impact on federal legislative actions. Other accomplishments include the successful petition for an adult and continuing education section of the ERIC clearinghouse and an active international presence through both UNESCO and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), of which the CAEO is a founding member.

The CAEO's primary value, however, has been in the improved cooperation among its members, enhancing the identification and clarification of issues in adult education, and promoting activities to support continuing education.

More details concerning the CAEO's history and activities are available in the following two documents found in the collection:

Glancy, Keith E., compiler. Coalition of Adult Education Organizations, 1964-1989: An Index of Actions and Materials. 1990. [Box 1]
Policicchio, Armand. The Coalition of Adult Education Organizations: An Historical and a Network Perspective. Ph.D. diss., University of Pittsburgh, 1984. [Box 15]

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records of the CAEO have been divided into several series to reflect the organization's filing practices. A complete synopsis of these series can be found immediately following this introduction. Inclusive dates for the collection are 1964-1991, the bulk dates, 1969-1985.

The series on CAEO Business is the largest, encompassing several subseries whose contents are self-explanatory. A few comments need to be made concerning the Minutes and Board of Directors subseries.

Minutes: This series remains relatively intact as received. It is a succinct record of CAEO activities, and includes meeting minutes, resolutions, important documents and membership directories.
Board of Directors: Although it includes most of the same material as the Minutes series, the Board of Directors series also provides the supporting material, agendas, correspondence and handouts which pertain to the individual meetings. Most of the materials pertaining to the Galaxy and Wingspread Conferences have been removed to a separate Conference subseries.
Most materials, including the Committees subseries, are filed chronologically, however, some materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Within alphabetical arrangements, proper names are filed by last name although they appear in direct order, and folders on a single project or organization are kept together and presented chronologically.

Adult Education Action Council contains correspondence, minutes, articles of incorporation and other material related to the Council.

Organizations, councils and commissions contains material relating to a wide range of organizations relating to adult education. Organizations represented here include Adult Education Association, Adult Student Personnel Association (ASPA), American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, American Council on Education (ACE), American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) , Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC), Council of Graduate Schools, Kellogg Foundation, National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE), National Association of Black Adult Educators (NABAE), National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education (NAPCAE), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS), Syracuse University Resources for Educators of Adults, and several U.S. government departments and offices.

International organizations contains general information from the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) and UNESCO, and conference material from six international adult education conferences

Papers and reports contains various internal CAEO reports, most self-reflective in nature (e.g. "CAEO Retrospective: The First Ten Years" or "CAEO Through the Years").

Miscellaneous contains clippings, dissertation material, and other assorted items, from both individuals and organizations, while Pamphlets, newsletters and flyers consists of short printed material relating to adult education, including Adult and Continuing Education Today and Lifelong Learning.

Arrangement of the Collection

Material is arranged either alphabetically or chronologically as appropriate. The method of arrangement for each series is given with the series descriptions in the inventory below.

Related Material

The library holds a considerable number of collections related to adult and continuing education. Please refer to &subjindex; for a complete listing of all adult education collections. In particular, see the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education Records, Galaxy Conference Records, Clarence H. Thompson Papers. and Willard Thompson Papers.

Separated Material

A number of pamphlets were removed and transferred to the Adult Education Pamphlets Collection. Also removed were the following publications, which can be found in the general collection (refer to &summitref;):

Learning. Vol. 4, No.2. Toronto: Canadian Association for Adult Education, 1985.
Literacy Discussion. Vol.?, No.4. Tehran, Iran: International Institute for Adult Literacy Methods, 1976.
Liveright, A.A. and DeCrow, Roger. New Directions in Degree Programs Especially for Adults. Chicago: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1963.
National Advisory Council on Adult Education. A Target Population in Adult Education: Report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974.
National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education. A Measure of Success: Federal Support for Continuing Education: 7th Annual Report and Recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973.
National Education Association of the United States. Combating Discrimination in the Schools: Legal Remedies and Guidelines. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association, 1973.
Thompson, Thomas, ed. The Schooling of Native America. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1978.
Verner, Coolie, ed. Administration of Adult Education. Adult Education: Theory and Method, Vol. 7. Washington, D.C.: Adult Education Association of the Q.S.A., 1965.
White, Thurman James. The Promise and Pragmatism of Adult Education. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University, 1979.

Subject and Genre HeadingsAdult education Charters, Alexander N. Kurland, Norman D. (Norman David), 1927- Spinelli, Fran M. Thompson, Willard L. Aries, Leonard P. Ast, Ray J. Dorland, James R. Longacre, Charles J. McQueen, Constance J. Puddington, David. Rappaport, Yvonne K. Stillwell, Hamilton. Thompson, Clarence H. Timmerman, Sandra. Adult Education Association. American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. American Society for Training and Development. Association of University Evening Colleges (U.S.) Coalition of Adult Education Organizations, Archives. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. International Council for Adult Education. W.K. Kellogg Foundation. National University Extension Association. Unesco. United States Association of Evening Students. Adult Education Action Council. Adult Student Personnel Association. National Association of Public Continuing and Adult Education. Galaxy Conference on Adult Education (1969: Washington, D.C.) Wingspread Conference on Adult Education (1976: Racine, Wis.) Adult education -- Research. Agendas (administrative records) Brochures. Correspondence. Directories. Drafts (documents) Memorandums. Minutes (administrative records) Newsletters. Notes (documents) Pamphlets. Programs (documents) Reports. Resolutions. Educators. Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) Records, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

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Inventory IndexesIndex of actions and materials1964-19891Inventory of Folder Titles as Received by George Arents Library199116 CAEO business Minutes1964-19901Board of directors (chron.) Ad Hoc Committee of Adult Education Organizations1966-19671 Committee of Adult Education Organizations1968-19691 Board of Directors19701 Sept. 28 19701 Jan. 15 19711 June 7-8 19711 Sept. 26-27 19711 Feb. 3-4 19721 March 20-21 19721 June 15-16 19721 Nov. 9-10 19722 Agenda Items19732 March 1-2 19732 June 24-25 19732 June 25-26 19732 Aug. 15 19732 Nov. 14-15 19732 ICAE Agenda Materials19742 March 11-12 19742 June 19742 June 26-27 19742 Dec. 5-6 19742 Charles Longacre1974-19753 March 12-14 19753 June 26-27 19753 Dec. 4-6 19753 March 11-12 19763 June 24-25 19763 Institute for Educational LeadershipDec. 4-5 19763 Dec. 9-10 19763 Possible Agenda Items1977-19783 March 10-11 19773 June 23-24 19773 Oct. 16-18 19773 Feb. 23-24 19783 June 22-23 19783 Oct 12-13 19784Feb. 22-23 19794 June 21-22 19794 Charles Longacre1979-19804 Oct. 25-26 19794 Frances M. Spinelli1979-19804 Feb. 21-22 19804 Presidential RoundtableFeb. 22 19804 Tenth Anniversary Meeting -- Presidential Remarks19804 June 5-6 19804 Oct. 23-24 19804 Dec.(?) 19804 March 5-6 19814 June 18-19 19815 Oct. 22-23 19815 Responsibilities and Guidelines19825 March 1-2 19825 June 17-18 19825 Oct. 7-8 19825 Feb. 3-4 19835 June 9-10 19835 Oct. 6-7 19835 Feb. 2-3 19845 June 7-8 19845 Oct. 18-19 19845 Feb. 7-8 19855 June 20-21 19855 Oct. 24-25 19855 Feb. 6-7 19865 June 19-20 19865 Oct. 9-10 19865 Guidelines19875 Feb. 5-6 19875 Strategic PlanningFeb. 5-6 19875 June 18-19 19875 Oct. 20-21 19875 Mar. 22-23 19885 June 16-17 19886 Feb. 23-24 19896 June 15-16 19896 Oct. 26-27 19896 Feb. 22-23 19906 Correspondence (chron.) Correspondence1966-19746University of D.C. 1974-1975 6 Correspondence1975-19766 Incoming--Constance McQueen19776 Correspondence1977-19796 Charles Longacre1979-19807 Correspondence19807 ICAE19807 Sandra Timmerman1980-19817 Frances Spinelli1980-19817 Correspondence19817 Sandra Timmerman1981-19827 Correspondence19827 Frances Spinelli19827 TV Project1982-19837 Correspondence19837 Frances Spinelli19837 Patrick Mullarney1983-19847 Correspondence1984-19907 Committee files (chron.) Advertising Council1969-19747Executive19717 Advertising Council Project1971-19757 Advertising Council--Proposal Drafts19727 Advertising Council19727 Steering19727 Advertising Council1972-19737 ERIC/AE1972-19757 Steering19737 Executive1973-19747 Public Information19747 Steering Committee on Lifelong Learning1974(?)7 Census1974-19757 Committee on Continuing Education1974-19757 Human Rights1974-19757 International Programs1974-19757 Issues Committee--Kurland Papers1974-19758 Legislative1974-19758 Membership1974-19758 Nominating1974-19758 Ways and Means1974-19758 Advertising and Public Information19758 Executive19758 Information Systems19758 Joint Committee to Consider Reorganization19758 Policy Planning and Data Collection19758 Steering19758 International Associates Selection19768 Policy Planning and Data Collection19768 Steering19768 International Programs1976-19778 Ad Hoc Committee on CAEO Constitution and By-Laws1977-19788 Human Rights1977-19788 International Associates1977-19788 Legislative1977-19788 Publicity and Public Relations1977-19788 Calendar Coordination19788 Committee on Continuing Education for Educators of Adults19788 Executive19788 International Associates19788 Membership19788 Nominating19788 Public Policy and Data Collection19788 Data Collection1978-19808 Executive19798 International Associates19798 Executive19808 International Associates19808 Party Platform19808 Department of Education1980-19818 Executive19818 International Associates19818 Nominating19818 Public Information1981-19828 International Associates19818 Committee Assignments1981-19829 Future Directions1981-19829 International Associates1981-19829 Ad Hoc Committee on CAEO Purposes19829 Ad Hoc Committee on Major Issues in Adult Education19829 Executive19829 Future Directions19829 International Associates19829 Committees1982-19839 Fiscal Health1982-19839 Committee on Adult learner19839 Executive19839 By-Laws1983-19849 International Associates1983-19849 Executive19849 International Associates19849 Executive19859 International Associates1985-19869 Future Directions Task Force1986-19879 International Associates1987-19889 Membership (chron.) Voting representatives1970-19759 Membership1972-19819 Membership, membership survey1982-19839 Membership19849 Legal matters (alphabetical) Archive disposition1977-19789 Articles of Incorporation19739 Articles of Incorporation, revised19779 Constitution and by-laws1969-19819 Incorporation--application19779 Legal counsel--Dorothy Wilson1977-19799 Tax exempt status1974-19829 Tax exempt status--application1980-19819 Tax exempt status--Dorothy Wilson1980-19819 Tax exempt status19819 Taxes--District of Columbia19749 Conferences (chron.) Galaxy Conference (1969) Planning Materials1968-?10 General Information196910 Press Folder196910 Program196910 Robert Allen196910 Speeches196910 Reports1969-197010 Financial Reports197010 Wingspread Conference (1976) Johnson Foundation1974-197710 Planning--Mini-Wingspread197510 Background Materials, Notes1975-197610 Pre-Conference Correspondence1975-197610 Pre-Conference Comments on Imperatives for Action1975-197610 Planning Committee1975-197710 Applicants for Coordinator1976(?)10 Correspondence--David Puddington197610 Participants--Invitations197610 Participants197610 Participants--non-CAEO197610 Participants--Regrets197610 Minutes, Agendas, Reports197610 Opening Remarks197610 Robert Allen1976-197710 Wingspread Conference197610 Documents1976-197710 Imperatives for Action--Draft Copies197610 Imperatives for Action--1000 Influentials1976-197710 Imperatives for Action--Requests1976-197710 Imperatives for Action--Barasch Synthesis1977-197810 Kellogg Foundation--Corres.1976-197811 Kellogg Foundation--Grant1976-197811 Kellogg Foundation--Proposal Development197711 Kellogg Foundation--Draft Proposal1977-197811 Kellogg Foundation--Draft Proposal--Reactions197711 Kellogg Foundation--Final Report197711 Kellogg Foundation--Grant Proposal197711 Kellogg Foundation--Draft Proposal II--Notes197811 Post-Conference Corres.1976-197811 Wingspread Conference197711 Follow-up197711 Post-Conference Reports197711 Legislative activities (chron.) Legislative Activities1972-197311 General Subcommittee on Education--Testimony, March 5 197311 General Subcommittee on Education--Testimony, S.1814, June 28 197311 Legislative Activities197411 Lifelong Learning Legislation1974-197611 Legislative Representatives--Full Funding1978-197911 Legislative Activities1981-198411 Projects (alphabetical) Advertising Council Project1972-197311 China Tour--Proposal197511 Community Education Project1975-197811 Community Education/Lifelong Learning Report1977-197811 ERIC/AE Clearinghouse197311 National Clearinghouse on Adult Education (ERIC/AE) Proposal197511 Staff Funding Proposal197811 TV Project--Grant Proposal198111 TV Project1982-198311 TV Project--Interim Report198311 TV Project--Final Report198311 TV Project--Domestic Policy Association198311 TV Project--PBS Materials198311 TV Project--PBS Materials--Guides and Catalogs198312 Whither CAEO?1976-197712 Printed materials (alphabetical) Announcements1982-198312 Brochures1972-197712 Brochures and Stationery1978-197912 Directories, International Associates1983-198512 Leadership Directories and member lists1972-1982, 1986-19924 folders12 Leadership Directory and brochures1977-197812 Leadership Directory information1977-198612 Newsletters, Directory1974-197612 Newsletters1974-197612 Newsletters--"Material not prepared," Winter197612 Newsletters--International Associates1982-199012 Stationery1976(?)12 Miscellaneous Misc.1968-197012Misc.198-?12 CAEO Award1974(?)12 CAEO Award1979-198112 Patricia Cross198612 Financial Statements1970-197512 Ford Foundation--Rejection197312 Platform Statements197212 Platform Recommendations198012 Press Releases1974-198512 Survey198612 Adult Education Action Council Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws1971-197512 Receipts1971-197212 Financial Records1971-197512 Meetings, Memoranda, Reports1971-197412 Board Meeting, Jan. 24-25 197212 Correspondence1970-197512 Willard Thompson1971-197212 misc.197212 Organizations, councils, commissions (alphabetical) List197113 Action Agenda Project1985-198713 Action Agenda--Postsecondary Rural Education--Proceedings1986-198713 Adult Education Association198013 Adult Education Legislative WorkshopFeb. 26-27, 197313 Adult Learning Program Service1972-197313 Adult Student Personnel Association (ASPA)197313 Advisory Council of National Organizations (ACNO)/ Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)1974-197513 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)1983-198513 American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), Committee on International Adult Education198013 American Council on Education (ACE)1980-198413 American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)1980-198213 Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) undated13 The College Board1977-197813 Committee for Education Funding1987-198813 Committee for Full Funding of Education Programs1972-197413 Council for the Progress of Nontraditional Study/Institute for Educational Development197413 Council of Graduate Schools198313 Council on the Continuing Education Unit--Conference Report198413 Eisenberg Associates198413 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education1973-197513 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education--Rejection1973-197413 Independent Sector198313 Intergovernmental Advisory Council1981-198213 Joint Council on Economic Education197513 Kellogg Foundation1973-197413 Kellogg Foundation--Lifelong Learning Leaders Retreat, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 198213 National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE)198013 National Advisory Council on Continuing Education198213 National Association of Black Adult Educators (NABAE)197213 National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education (NAPCAE)--Newsletter197813 NAPCAE/NIE Curriculum Development Task Force197613 National Center for Educational Brokering1976-197713 National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)1974-197613 NCHEMS Technical Report #102197713 National Council on Community Services for Community and Junior Colleges undated13 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)197313 National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) undated13 National University Extension Association (NUEA)--Response to Higher Education Amendments197?-13 NUEA/AEA/ACHE Dissent197713 NY State Education Department--Norman Kurland1973-197513 NY State Education Department198313 Pennsylvania Department of Education--Curriculum Development Project1984-198613 Postsecondary Education Convening Authority (PECA)197613 PECA--Clearwater Conference197613 PECA1977-197813 Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS)1986-198813 Syracuse University Resources for Educators of Adults1980-198213 United States Association of Evening Students (USAES)1972-198313 U.S. Department [Office] of Education197313 U.S. Department [Office] of Education--Lifelong Learning Project1977-197813 U.S. Department198013 U.S. Department of Education1981-198214 U.S. Office of the President1981-198214 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)197614 International organizationsGeneral (alphabetical) ICAE--newsletters1970, 1982-?14 International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)--Proposal197214 ICAE1972-197614 ICAE--International Adult Education Status Report197614 ICAE1977-198014 ICAE--Executive Committee, Washington, D.C.198014 ICAE--Ad Hoc Committee198014 ICAE--handouts198014 ICAE198114 ICAE--International Associates, Applications1981-198214 ICAE--Paris Conference198214 ICAE1982-198614 UNESCO1969-197014 UNESCO--IBE meeting on Documentation and Information Services for Adult EducationMay 29-June 1, 197314 UNESCO--An Information System in the Specialized Area of Adult Education197314 UNESCO1975-197614 UNESCO--Adult Education Information Notes1975-198114 UNESCO--Draft Recommendations197614 UNESCO--Cooperative Educational Abstracting Service (CEAS)197814 UNESCO1982-198614 United Nations Bicentennial1974-197514 United Nations University1974-197514 Conferences (chron.) Third International Conferences on Adult Education July 25-Aug. 7, 197214 Multi-National Workshop on Adult Education, Jan. 5-10, 19751974-197514 Seminar on "Structures of Adult Education in Developing Countries, With Special Reference to Africa"197515 Hemispheric Conference on Adult Education, OttawaMay 28, 197515 Hemispheric Conference--Norceca197615 International Associates--Annual Meeting, National Adult Education Education Conference, Oct. 30198115 Papers and reportsAn Analysis of the Statistics Canada Adult Education Survey198515 The CAEO: An Historical and Network Analysis--Dissertation198515 CAEO Retrospective: The First Ten Yearsundated15 CAEO Through the Years (A. Charters)197615 CAEO--Year Three1972-197315 Competencies and Characteristics Required for Literacy, Employability Occupational Success and Effective Citizenshipundated15 A Framework and Language for Postsecondary Education197615 A Nation At Risk198315 Papers, Reports1974-197515 Presidents Report1982(?)15 A Statement on Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (A. Charters)197615 MiscellaneousAdult Education Opportunity Act of 197116 Chinese Adult Educators--visit198016 Dissertation Material--Walter Varner1975-197616 International Women's Year1974-197516 Laubach--Archive197416 Charles Longacre1976-198016 Newspaper Clippings16 Seminar--Publications in Continuing Education, June 8-10, 197116 State 1202 Commission1974-197516 State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education--Directory198016 Pamphlets, newsletters, flyersAdult and Continuing Education Today16Aging16 Clearinghouses16 Community Education16 Lifelong Learning16 Misc. flyers16 Misc. newsletters16 Inventory of Folder Titles as Received by George Arents Library199116