Presented is first of a two-part study that reports on the ways that some colleges are forming consortia of producers of telecourses. The nature of the consortia, their products, production concerns, and some leaders in the field, such as Miami-Dade Community College and Dallas County Community College District, are discussed. (JMD)

The author, a correspondence tutor for Britain's Open University, argues that the correspondence tutor's primary function is to facilitate learning, which requires comments that establish an interchange of ideas between student and tutor. (JMD)

To achieve a basic and common level of primary education, the Ivory Coast has developed a program of teaching pupils via television and related materials. Out-of-school education for adults, curriculum innovations, and continuous inservice training for teachers are additional elements of the educational reform. (JMD)

The academic policies, course content, use of television, evaluation policies, and image problems of the University of Mid-America, a type of open university/correspondence school serving seven mid-western states, are examined and compared to the United Kingdom's Open University. (JMD)

From 1923-60, there was considerable transformation in the content, goal, and method of instruction of traditional adult education in Nigeria. The development of literacy programs, fundamental education, evening classes and continued education, and liberal education and university extension courses are traced. The influences of the British…

The author describes the Wisconsin Lake Management Program, the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality, and the role of the University of Wisconsin-Extension in a nontraditional area of public service education in bringing together county agents and lakeshore community leaders. (MF)

The Nontraditional Study Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia provides opportunities to adults in farming and agribusiness to earn degrees in agriculture without returning to campus through extension courses and other independent study formats. A survey of student attitudes indicated that students were very favorable toward the program.…

According to the author, most university part-time students will be persons who want to update their skills in their present occupations or women entering or reentering the labor force. He discusses credit and noncredit areas and the need for better communication between and within universities. (MF)

Summarizes the historical background of extension services, where extension is today, and some of its future concerns. (EM)

Describes transactional analysis (TA) and how extension agents can use it to work more effectively with their clients. (EM)

Argues that if black higher educational institutions are to survive, these institutions must redefine their role (s). Then the majority of these institutions can begin to deal with their most salient task--the development of viable educational programs which have as their focus the equipment of black people with the skills to compete, govern and…

The origins of the concept of recurrent education and the claims presently made for it are analyzed, with recurrent education policies in six OECD countries described. Suggestions for clarification of the concept and for cost analysis are offered. (Editor/LBH)

This article reviews remarriage trends and the social, financial, and developmental challenges facing remarried families. The article suggests ways home economists can apply their skills to help strengthen these families through research, education, and service. (CT)

The Knowledge of Network of the West Communication Authority in British Columbia was formed in 1980 to offer postsecondary institutions a telecommunication system for delivering courses by cable television and satellite transmission. In 1982, broadcasting facilities had been decentralized, enabling the University of Victoria to originate…

Describes the Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program in rural North Carolina. Discusses the original concept, funding (and funding difficulties), types of courses offered, methods of earning credit hours, qualifications of faculty, aspects of the clinical component, student placement, library facilities, student characteristics, and…