Owen Franklin Beal was born 12 July 1882 in Ephraim, Utah. He graduated from Snow College in 1904 and from the University of Utah in 1912. He received his master's degree from the latter institution in 1915 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1923. Beal was a professor of Sociology at the Universtiy of Utah for twenty-six years, retiring in 1948. Owen Franklin Beal died 14 December 1963.
The Owen Franklin Beal reports consist of two papers written by Beal dealing with population and adult education in Utah. The first paper, "Population Trends in Utah, 1900-1950," presents statistics and Beal's theories on the significance of population changes in future planning. He expands on what may be necessary in the areas of health care, education, employment, and problems of old age. The second paper, "Reflections on Adult Education," outlines the historical background and modern trends in adult education.
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