The major elements of the industry-based planning process can be successfully applied to the development and implementation of international projects in educational institutions. International education programs share the following fundamental structural elements with business and industry: they compete in the market place, and exist by managing…

Discusses how companies can benefit from cooperative education (lower labor and recruitment costs; improved employee retention and work performance), types of jobs appropriate for co-op (assistant; project work; trainee); types of structures available, and how to establish a cooperative education program. (JOW)

Looks at the issues surrounding technology education and discusses its impact in the United Kingdom. Considers the need to understand the nature of technological processes and content, deals with representing teamwork in schools, and clarifies the learning issues that current practice reveals. (Author/JOW)

A course in the Literature of Incarceration is useful in furthering a student's examination of the prison as a complex social structure and can be developed to appeal to a campus as well as to a prison college population. (Author)

Considers the challenges, opportunities, and advantages of teaching in a lifelong learning program. (JT)

Discusses the development of the National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE), from its conception as a regional consortium to its expansion as a national resource center. Describes the NCDE's mission of teaching, service, and research. Reviews the Kellogg Institute, providing advanced training for experienced developmental educators, and…

Presents the standards and guidelines developed by the Council for the Advancement of Standards for Student Services/Development Programs for learning assistance programs, covering mission, program, leadership and management, organization and administration, human resources, funding, facilities, legal responsibilities, campus/community relations,…

Discusses the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, federal legislation that promises up to $300 million for education programs that give all students better access to postsecondary education and better jobs after high school. Offers principles to assist in obtaining some of the funding. (JOW)

Provides a rejoinder to comments published in the February issue rebutting author's article on the risks and promises of extended teacher-preparation programs. Covers issues surrounding costs and benefits, the need for evaluative research before investment in programs, the differences between types of programs, and their objectives and possible…

Successful transition from high school to college for learning disabled students requires specialized support services including the help of a knowledgeable guidance counselor in designing a transition plan which considers student characteristics, communication between educators in each setting, and provision of a primary facilitator to effect…

This article traces efforts toward establishing a guiding framework for community college faculty development as integrated with professional, organizational, and program development. It emphasizes informal learning among professionals and an organizational learning system. (JOW)

Presents a conceptual model of discrepancy analysis evaluation for planning, evaluating, and assessing the impact of continuing medical education (CME). Describes the model in terms of its value as a means of diagnosing errors in the development and implementation of CME. (JOW)

This article reviews developments and trends in trade union education in the United Kingdom. Priorities for the eighties constituting a major concern for the Trades Union Congress and the Workers' Educational Association are analyzed. (CT)

Focuses on the method of administering a continuing education program. Outlines administrative strategies that can be adapted for the success and survival of any program. (JOW)