A university-based conference center created by recycling an underused facility or building on vacant land can be a profitable business venture. (Author)

Outlines and describes the five basic steps used in Texas to set up and operate an outreach center for continuing education in nursing. These steps consist of the following: (1) establish and clear policies with administration of sponsoring institution, (2) select outreach center personnel, (3) select advisory committee, (4) plan program offering…

Continuing education programs are growing rapidly in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Here private universities are offering credit and noncredit courses off campus to take advantage of the influx of employees and their families accompanying corporate headquarters into the area. Discusses off-campus continuing education programs as they are being…

The Atlanta Area Vocational Technical School's course in consumer education and family life skills is taught in various community rehabilitation centers to such groups as alcoholics, prison probationer parolees, and drug offenders. Focus is on such topics as money management, value clarification, buying foods and services, insurance, housing, and…

A needs assessment of New York State small apparel and textile manufacturers suggested possible roles for extension education, such as newsletters providing information on market trends, government assistance, and new technology; a telephone hotline system; specialized media programs; and liaison between industry and state and local governments.…

Describes a study conducted to test the extent to which the employment criteria for positions in extension, continuing, or adult education in American universities are congruent with the content of graduate programs in the field. The results revealed a discontinuity that suggests that programs are guided by marketing rather than educational…

Focuses on university offerings to assist schools with accreditation self-studies. Describes the extension/continuing education courses offered by the state universities in Arizona, detailing the ways in which the courses assist accreditation steering committees, course structure and content, and the benefits for both school and university. (AYC)

Provides suggestions for adapting the "training and visit" (T&V) system to population programs. Summarizes six main elements of a T&V system for population, health, and nutrition programs and describes four principles of agricultural extension programs. Implications of this process are also reviewed. (ML)

Elements of the "Balancing Act--Home and Work" program, developed by the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service and designed to help employees develop skills and insights for balancing home and work responsibilities, are presented. Discusses needs assessment, pilot testing, program marketing, and program effectiveness.…

Proposes a model, based on the Cooperative Extension Service, for broad cooperative partnerships between universities and local education communities. Explains how the work of education specialists would parallel that of extension agents and how specialists would be the nucleus of cooperative efforts to solve local problems in secondary education.…

Evaluates an industrial technology extension program offered on military bases to examine graduates' perceptions as to its effectiveness relative to campus-based programs. Graduates responded to a questionnaire as to how courses helped their mastery of specific competencies, the relevance of academic preparation, and present job satisfaction. (JOW)

This paper describes the extent and characteristics of extension activities undertaken by the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. It examines the concept of community, the university-community dichotomy, arguments on university community service, literacy development, community development activities, seminars, training…

Reviews developments leading to the establishment of the International Extension College, charts its progress and achievements, and presents an idea for a "new education" for the future consisting of stable adult education based on learner needs linked with extension services. (Author/MBR)

This booklet, which was developed for use by 4-H club members in Pennsylvania, contains the information required to sew a two-piece nontailored outfit and/or a one-or two-piece dress. The following are among the topics covered: the difference between a fiber and a fabric; properties of different fibers and fabrics; common jacket, neckline, sleeve,…