This letter responds to typical adverse comments concerning the utilization of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). (1) Is the CEU credit for noncredit work? The CEU is not intended to be academic credit, rather recognition for the individual user's post-academic learning. (2) Isn't record keeping too time consuming and expensive? This need not be…

These three documents, tracing the development and use of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) within the University System of Georgia, begin with two interim reports dated Dec. 1, 1973. These reports of the Ad Hoc Committee provide the necessary guidelines for complying with revisions of Standard Nine of the Southern Association of Colleges and…

The project is an independent evaluation of a driver improvement program for unexceptional adult drivers, offered on a pilot basis in 1972-73 by Ford Motor Company to its employees. The program was conducted using four treatment groups which received different amounts of retraining (N=750). It was found that two treatments consisting of several…

The purpose of the study was to provide information and guidelines for future planning of adult education programs by the Yakima Indian Nation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Central Washington State College Center for the Study of Migrant and Indian Education. Data were collected by field interviews. A respondent sample was selected from 4…

Growth of the Army Pre-discharge Education Program (PREP) has been a slow and cumbersome process since Public Law 91-219 was passed in 1970. The Academy for Educational Development visited 12 major Army installations in the United States and made 22 recommendations for improving the PREP in six major areas: i.e., technology, evaluation and…

This handbook is designed to aid directors of continuing education programs in New York State. The chapters of the guide are as follows: I. Overview--Why Continuing Education?; Historical Backgroun; Goals, Purposes, and Principles; Role of the Public Schools in Continuing Education; II. Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and…

The objectives of this study were: (1) to identify the middle and upper-middle class urban audience in terms of certain selected variables; (2) to design and perfect techniques to measure attitude toward and knowledge of pesticides and chemicals; (3) to determine the present knowledge and attitude of the audience toward pesticides and chemicals;…

As a subgroup of all students attending junior colleges, adult students have been rarely studied. The number of students over age 23 is increasing because of more leisure time, rising standards of living, increasing interest in education, and demands for specific job training and re-training. This study focuses on adult women students, defined as…

Meant to serve as a guide to literature concerning program planning and evaluation, the format of this bibliography is a simple planning and evaluation model. The bibliographic material cited is related to one of the four model components, as follows: 1. Clientele Analysis and Need; 2. Establishing Objectives; 3. Program Planning (Models,…

A survey was conducted to determine what programs or courses are offered by various universities in community adult education. In addition, the type of curricula need and the job of training professionals for community adult education positions were also studied. Of the 16 universities quieried, 11 responded. Two of the most pertinent courses were…

Lifelong education is one of the leading principles of Peru's Educational Reform, part of the general post-revolutionary transformation of Peruvian society. The idea that state obligation to the child begins with the school age has been done away with. The three levels of Peruvian education are divided into modalities to allow for special…

The proceedings of an inservice leadership training seminar for enriching the education-recreation programs for the elderly in New York State are presented. The following speeches were given: (1) "The Anatomy of Leadership" by Alan F. Klein; (2) "Leadership for What?" by Marvin S. Schreiber; (3) "Operationalizing Your Leadership With Groups" by…

A study was conducted to determine the effect of reimbursement of expenses on the recruitment, training, and holding of volunteer leaders in the youth phase of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program in Kansas City. The experiment was conducted at six program sites during the summer and spring program operations, which consisted of showing eight…

Information on the Adult Education Act of 1966, as amended, given in this document includes the following: (1) program objectives, (2) program strategy, (3) evaluation techniques, (4) program universe, (5) student characteristics, (6) target population, (7) program impact, and (8) training needs. (CK)

Iowa Lake Community College conducted a training program to assist participants in reaching a shared understanding of the comprehensive college community. The program also presented new developments in teaching methods, technology, and media. The participants included administrators, faculty members, and students from colleges in the state of…