To find why adults do or do not attend extension programs, the author surveyed a sample of families in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of Indiana to determine their perceived educational needs, program priorities, and delivery preferences in the major areas of home economics. Survey results and their implications are discussed. (MF)

A tribal adult education role by colleges in the vicinity of tribal areas in India is needed to organize continuing education programs for tribal peoples with their different cultures. Tribal cultures, past and present tribal development efforts, educational needs, and elements of program planning are described. (MF)

Traces the development of distance education and compares similarities with the same evolution in library and information science education (LISE). Topics include correspondence and extension in LISE; telecommunications; audioconferencing; videoconferencing; current uses of technology and distance education in LISE; and non-ALA (American Library…

Traditionally, university outreach and public service have been organized around two distinct, fragmented approaches: supporting research and instruction linked directly to economic and community development (extension education) and meeting continuing education needs. Two programs at the University of California, San Diego, use a regionally…

As the mission of the Minnesota Extension Service has broadened, so have its sources of financial support. Historically, extension has been a state-federal partnership, but lately, state and county governments have had to make up for some missing federal dollars. (MLW)

The performance of 16 Ohio county commissioners in an assessment center simulation was rated by themselves and 6 center evaluators. Real-life performance was rated by the commissioners and 15 county extension chairs. Commissioners' performance in the simulation was rated well above average by evaluators, and chairs rated real-life performance even…

Describes the Cooperative Extension Water Watchers Program (Washington) that brings together participants from diverse backgrounds, introduces them to environmental and natural history topics, encourages discussion of "hot" issues, and concludes with participants volunteering in environmental projects. The program is successful because…

Surveys traditional rural library outreach services as well as new activities incorporating advanced technology. Highlights include problems of cost and distance, bookmobiles, books by mail, deposit collections, video, rural health care information systems, Department of Agriculture extension services, and programs sponsored by colleges and…

The challenges posed to the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), affiliated with land-grant universities, by the legal liabilities of their activities are examined. The Wyoming CES is used as an example. CES structure and authority are examined, and use of traditional risk-management techniques to limit liability is explored. (Author/MSE)

It is argued that part-time study has been a tradition in British higher education since the early nineteenth century but that expansion of access to higher education and changes in financing have shifted attention away from this phenomenon. Factors influencing the balance of part- and full-time enrollment are chronicled. (MSE)

A study of over 1,000 faculty and administrators in 1 university investigated the perceived top stressors for different jobs, including residential instructional faculty, department heads, academic administrators, librarians, student services personnel, cooperative and extension staff, and nonacademic staff. Results are compared with national…

Describes a preservice teacher education program in rural southeast British Columbia delivered through the collaboration of university, community college, and six school districts. Discusses student characteristics, program design and delivery, induction activities, collaborative teaching opportunities, and ongoing university presence. Presents a…

The New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center developed a self-guided Internet course to help New Mexico's rural health-care providers treat and counsel today's changing AIDS patients. The Center also provides on-site customized training to rural health-care providers, acts as an information center, and funds mini-sabbaticals during which…

Rural outreach workers delivered a stress prevention and early intervention education on a one-on-one basis to strengthen families and communities over 6-9 weeks. Pre/posttest data from 934 cases revealed that the program benefited participants in the areas of decision making, communication, financial management, parenting, family relationships,…

A study compared students in 4-H school-age day care programs with control groups in grades K-2, K-8, and K-12 in North Carolina. Parents, teachers, and administrators saw few behavioral changes in day care participants, but day care staff identified academic and social behavior changes. Results may have been hampered by the use of a single…