The University of Wisconsin's Extension Services in Pharmacy conducted a study that tended to substantiate the assumption that nonpracticing pharmacists generally become isolated from their profession and need specialized continuing education offerings. Such continuing education courses are effective in regaining levels of knowledge. (LBH)

Discusses a new unit of measurement, the continuing education unit, developed to quantify and record noncredit continuing education activities. It is designed to provide a permanent record and method of reporting individual participation in significant continuing education activities, whether for professional, vocational or personal development.…

We are experiencing a nationwide increase in institutional selling of university credits and phony degrees for little or no academic work. This article provides specific recommendations for school boards to follow in examining the quality of coursework taken by school personnel for inservice education or professional advancement. (Author/WD)

Discusses the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), a unit of measurement defined as: ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education activity under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. Describes the purposes of the CEU, what organizations may award the CEU, and the kinds of programs utilizing…

In presenting the Model Recognition Proposal for the Michigan Interorganization Committee for Continuing Library Education (MICCLE), the first part of this document describes the history and development of Continuing Education Units (CEU's), provides a brief analysis of Michigan's specific needs and programs for librarians and the types of…

The document attempts to consolidate and summarize the literature which documents the development and initial use of the continuing education unit (CEU). The first section discusses the need for legitimization of an individual's participation in noncredit programs. Section 2 presents a brief history of the CEU, and the third section interprets the…

An explanation of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is offered in this paper. At Jefferson College in Missouri, the CEU is an evaluative unit used in awarding a Continuing Education Diploma. The CEU is defined as ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible leadership, capable direction and…

Recognizing the need for a uniform method of measurement to apply to non-degree adult education programs, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools incorporated the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for use December 1, 1971. The purpose of this study was to forecast the utilization of the CEU in these programs within the Southern Association…

The National Task Force Interim Statement of 1970, regarding the utilization of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), provides the basic framework of these five documents. All agree in their definition of the CEU as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience and set forth criteria for applying the CEU to their…

These three documents offer an overview of the efforts of the University of North Carolina to implement the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) in its constituent institutions. Included are a preliminary statement, defining and offering general information regarding the CEU; a speech examining its development, applications, and future; and a guide…

The American Nurses' Association endorses the concept of continuing education for all registered nurses as one of the means by which nurses can maintain competence and meet the standards of practice developed by the profession. In nursing, continuing education consists of systematic learning experiences designed to enlarge the knowledge and skills…

Subcommittee on Public Relations, Continuing Education (CE); State-wide Borrower's Card and School Library Specialist submit reports. The Public Relations Subcommittee makes nine recommendations. The general recommendations of the Subcommittee on CE include (1) the creation of a Steering Committee on CE; (2) the involvement in CE of three…

A discussion of the Council on Continuing Education for Nurses Overseas' (CCENO) activities to help overseas nurses obtain continuing education units is presented. Workshops held in Africa in 1975 are described with participant evaluations included. (LH)

Discusses continuing education as an organizing and cohering force within nursing, with the potential of providing a framework for integrating clinical research findings with nursing care, promoting the rapprochement of nursing education and service, and bringing nursing and other health fields closer together. (TA)

Data derived from a six-page questionnaire focus on the interrelationships of participation in continuing education programs, professional attitudes, and competence to practice pharmacy. The relationships are complex, but the data tend to support the argument for mandatory continuing education. (LBH)