◎ contents 1. International issues and themes in education for young adults / Karen Evans, Ian Haffenden 2. A comparative comment on youth and development : political ideology and change / Robert Cowen 3. Trends in youth education and devepoment, East and West / David Marsland 4. Continuing education and the young adult : the community college experience in the United States of America / William Deegan 5. Vocational preparation in the United Kingdom : policy trends in education and training for young adults / Karen Evans 6. Youth and higher education in the USSER / Pamela W. Feary, Olga Lalor 7. European economic community : towards an employment, training and education policy for young and mature adults / Burkart Sellin