Papers on student personnel work in university extension are presented from the 1969 joint meeting of the Adult Student Personnel Association, Inc., and the Galaxy Conference on Adult Education. The opening speech asserts the need to make the training of student personnel workers more relevant to the urgent needs of contemporary American society.…

The author believes the machinery of accreditation has outlived its usefulness. This paper examines the effects of present accrediting activities and the work of regional associations and professional societies on part-time and continuing education. Part-time and continuing education has long been discouraged by the prestigious universities,…

The Pratt Center for Community Improvement was founded in Brooklyn in 1963 by Pratt Institute. Its aim was to help equalize the knowledge level of city and community representatives concerning issues in urban renewal, and to gain the confidence of local residents and enhance their participation in decision making. Participant education and…

If only ten percent of the total estimated non-English-speaking potential of the Chicago area were actually non-functional in English, there would be some 40,000 people in need of English language training. In investigating to what degree this obvious need is being met, the writer was surprised to discover that some, including teachers, question…

The primary objectives of this study were to learn why individuals enroll, discontinue attendance, and remain in part-time adult education (PTAE) courses. Populations within the study were 2,429 enrollees, 303 dropouts, and 1,559 persisters in the Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) system and 223 enrollees, 5 dropouts, and 149…

Designed to help secure Federal grants for educational and other university extension services to communities, these state guidelines focus on general program objectives and administrative procedures, grant criteria and conditions, specific application instructions (including budget preparation), review and award procedures, and rules for fiscal…

This project identified the specific goals sought by a group of off-campus study program directors having much experience who developed an appropriate instrument to assess whether or not the student participants perceived these goals as having been actualized within themselves. The research instrument developed for the assessment was the…

In the late 1950's and early 1960's an ongoing program in liberal arts was introduced using the study - discussion method, popularly known as Living Room Learning. The purposes of the groups were to draw basic information from specially prepared reading and audio-visual materials and to stimulate participants to think better for themselves through…

This document presents a progress report of the Extended University of the University of California. The Extended University exists to test and gain experience with modified approaches to higher education. It offers degree programs to those who are qualified to engage in university studies, but who are now effectively denied access because of work…

Information about the families contacted by the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) who rejected the invitation to enroll in the program is presented. Interviews were conducted with 147 homemakers whose names appeared on a prime contact list prepared from recommendations of local public agencies. Upon completion of the…

This report examines the impact that Federal programs have had on institutions of higher education and especially on their continuing education resources and facilities. Findings indicate that interest and activity in continuing education have been greatly stimulated by the Federal programs and Federal funds over the past decade. Access to Federal…

Many patterns are being suggested for modifying the higher education system in such a way that it will serve students not now being served or not adequately served. One approach to this issue is the "real student approach" which requires a careful examination of 2 factors and their interaction: (1) the presence of an identifiable group…

A Master's degree program in engineering in Portland, Oregon, was taught by faculty members who commuted from the School of Engineering at Oregon State University 80 miles away. The one three-hour meeting per week schedule maintained by this program didn't produce the quality of course that resulted from on-campus instruction by the same…

Extension courses and inservice training for reading teachers can increase their ability to teach reading. For maximum effectiveness extension courses should (1) emphasize the technical rather than the theoretical preparation of reading teachers, (2) combine lecture and discussion with classroom practice activities, (3) provide a variety of…

A study was conducted of the expectations and perceived communication between field and supervisory personnel in the Michigan Cooperative Extension Service. Each agent in the sample completed a 209-item questionnaire dealing with his communication with his supervisor, and each supervisor completed ten such questionnaires for each of his ten field…