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Download full textValley, John R. – 1973
In analyzing past and present conditions of external degree programs, it is apparent there is emerging support for lifelong learning. There has been an increase of American interest in the external degree program, particularly during 1970. There are five external degree-related developments which contribute to increasing lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Development
Angel, Dan – 1978
Ten major policy questions related to postsecondary education in Michigan are discussed. These include: the authority issue (who should be Michigan's planning and coordinating agent in matters of higher education); role and mission of the different sectors of Michigan's higher educational commmunity; declining enrollment effects; cost-benefit…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment, Educational Objectives
Engdahl, Lilla E., Ed.; Shay, Thomas M., Ed. – 1976
The WICHE project on Extended Degree Programs aimed to contribute to the development of sound and successful extended degree programs as one segment of postsecondary education for adults. The conference had several basic goals: (1) to foster communication among persons involved in such programs throughout the region; (2) to propose varied…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Education, Conference Reports
New England Open Learning Project, Durham, NH. – 1975
The annual report describes project activities in two categories: those of the task force (governing body) and those of subprojects. The task force worked toward establishing a viable, ongoing consortium for nontraditional postsecondary education in New England and to consider other collaborative efforts for meeting regional needs. The subprojects…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, College Faculty, Conferences
Hunter, Walter E., Ed. – 1975
This is the report of a conference held to communicate the results of the Non Traditional Community College Project conducted during 1973-74 to determine the potential learning population of metropolitan St. Louis. The conference report consists of major presentations by J. A. Valentine of the College Entrance Examination Board and by the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Wylie, Nancy – 1976
Evaluation of prior learning for the External Degree Program at Florida International University is described. Efforts in the following areas are presented: (1) implementation and evaluation of the competency-based assessment tool, (2) integration of the assessment process with other processes of the External Degree Program and the entire…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives
Fenske, Robert H. – 1977
Papers were presented on these subcategories of the theme of conflicting pressures in postsecondary education: privacy and confidentiality; program analysis, goals, and outcomes; planning, research, and modeling; financing and resource allocation; faculty; and students. Individual topics addressed include: student-faculty interaction; student…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Students, Community Colleges
