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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THOMAS F. DAMON
RESTRICTIONS, LITERARY RIGHTS, QUOTATIONS
PREFACE
INTERVIEW HISTORY vi
INTERVIEW December 8, 1994
[Tape 1, Side A]
Overview of adult education career – The 1950's: Early years in Los Gatos –
Legislative hearings on course offerings – Program scope and course approvals –
Dissertation – The ten cent tax for adult education – Consultant with Bureau of
Adult Education – Community and state colleges under Department of Education –
Community college split from unified and high school districts – Bureau staff
1950's through the 1970's – Female administrators. The 1960's: Palo Alto Adult
School – Adult education split between community colleges and public school
districts.
[Tape 1, Side B]
Delineation of function – Accreditation for adult schools – Adult school
funding – Part time and full time staff – Federal Adult Education Act – Federal
job training programs – Proposition 13 – Forums and lecture series. The
1970's: Regional Adult and Vocational Education Councils – Growth caps – Role
of professional organizations – Leadership in professional organizations –
Research reports – Transition from California Association for Adult Education
Administrators to the Association of California School Administrators.
[Tape 2, Side A]
ACSA Adult Education Workshop – Instructor in adult credential programs –
Credentials – Staff development – Driving force of California adult education –
Rewarding aspects of career.
INDEX
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION