The COVID-19 pandemic brought online learning to the forefront with the need to define online learning with best practices. Clemson University Extension conducted a retrospective observational study compiling survey data from virtual extension agents and supervisor's conducting online programs. A literature review analyzed terminology for online…

This article explains and provides the theoretical foundations for and examples of systematization of experiences as a way to plan and evaluate socially engaged university extension programs.

This article describes how Extension professionals and university faculty collaborated on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a conference to address a key societal issue. Needs assessment and evaluation results are presented as well as an explanation of how results were used in planning future conferences. With limited Extension…

The author feels the focus of academia should be expanded to include meeting the educational needs of the community. The responsibilities and needs of universities and individuals in continuing studies is described. (Author/TS)

Describes a process for determining priorities within a university extension unit that involves pooling the judgment of extension programmers to produce a valid "average" judgment even where considerable diversity of opinion exists. (JOW)

The case for university extension activity in the engineering field is made. The need for such services is described. Benefits to the university and to the practicing engineer are also described. (TS)

Concerns are expressed about the state of professional continuing education in colleges and universities, particularly with regard to new State licensure laws, the exclusion of extension professionals from the action in many programs, lack of planning for the disadvantaged, and program control by outside professionals. (JT)

The article questions current university practice of separating or ignoring the needs of part-time students in planning and budgeting. Available from: Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N OWO. (Author/MW)

ELEVEN AREAS OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH NONCREDIT SERVICES OFFERED FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AS SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES, AND INSTITUTES, WERE RATED ON A SCALE OF INFERIOR TO SUPERIOR BY 79 INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EVENING COLLEGES IN 1954-55. THESE…

The Division of Teacher Education (DTE) at Indiana University, Bloomington, explored ways in which the university could better serve American public schools under a program funded by the United States Office of Education. This document, the final report, includes a description of activities and evaluation efforts, and recommendations for future…

With local Cooperative Extension agents serving as a bridge between university-based researchers and local community members, the PRIDE Project's collaborative activities have included building university-community relationships; carrying out needs assessments, program planning, and program evaluation research; and conducting policy seminars at…

In a summary of the twelfth annual conference of International University Contact for Management Education (IUC), management education problems and prospects in Germany are examined in panel discussions on program content, the role of university teachers, and cooperation between universities and industry in the area of management research. Also…

Experience with the 1970 Chenango Development Project (CDP), a rural anti-poverty project initiated by the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell, led to concern with development and testing of purposive social change models, the role of action oriented social scientists, and the involvement of social science departments, colleges, and…

An exploration was made of trends in continuing education at the University of California (Berkeley and Los Angeles), Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon State, Wayne University, Illinois, Harvard, New York University, the University of Chicago, and several other universities. The university was discussed as basically a community of scholars, and an…

The three papers in this report relate to the development and activities of the University of the West Indies Distance Teaching Project (UWIDITE), through which the University of the West Indies (UWI) is continuing experiments on the use of telecommunications to extend its regional services. A report to the advisory council, the first paper,…