This study examined differences in final course grades for campus-based and distance education students in the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University (Florida). Data on 2,244 course grades for winter term 1997 were obtained from university records. It was found that students enrolled in courses offered through distance…

The author comments on Cyril O. Houle's article, The Potential Audience for the External Degree. (PG)

The author comments on Barbara H. Mickey's article, Designing the External Degree Program. (PG)

Description of a community program in cooperation with a regional extension service. The goals were to explore the generation gap, and conflict in life values, understand family role, increase self awareness, improve adult-youth communication, and understand the individual and his relationship to basic social principles. (Author/JB)

Reviews six papers from the Open University Distance Education Research Group which cover the following topics: the credibility of distance education, admission systems, distance methods in adult basic education, the Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica), Radio Ecca (Canary Islands), and the Open University (Great Britain). (EAO)

Discusses a two-year distance education course in educational technology developed at Jordanhill College (Scotland), including the students' learning activities, workshops and seminars, problems related to distance learning, and the justification of the existence of such a course. (EAO)

This assessment of the Open University (OU) after its first eight years considers the nature of the demand for the OU, patterns of study, and factors affecting students' progress and graduation, e.g., their occupation and previous educational qualifications. (EAO)

Students in six advanced mathematics courses at the Open University were surveyed to identify and analyze reasons for withdrawal from the courses. Specific recommendations for preventing dropout advising and readily available counseling, clarifying course sequences, avoiding assumptions about student sophistication, and developing new curriculum.…

Describes the structure and scope of California's public postsecondary education system and discusses: (1) recurrent education within this system; (2) the recent "taxpayers' revolt"; (3) the impact of Proposition 13 on recurrent education; and (4) the difficulties faced by recurrent education because of new public expenditure priorities…

An estimated 40 million adults in "career transition," it is suggested, may make the difference between institutional retrenchment or closure on one hand, and survival or even expansion on the other hand. An adult education "weekend college" at Marymount College is described. (MLW)

With the increasing capabilities and decreasing costs of computers, the author says that extension service is approaching a crossroad in educational program delivery technology. Instead of continuing to rely on personal contact, extension agents should become familiar with the various computer network services available and learn how to use them.…

A statewide survey of employed homemakers was conducted to gain a greater understanding of the continuing educational needs of the employed homemaker in foods and nutrition and the best method to reach the employed homemaker. (LRA)

Deals with the experiences of a student personnel administrator who chose to become a member of the academic faculty, performing the basic duties of student personnel in a different setting. The experiences encountered resulted in reflections of the first three years in the academic arena and some conclusions. (Author)