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Howell, Robert E.; And Others – 1982
Between 1965 and 1976 more than 700 rural leaders participated in one of four statewide public affairs leadership development programs conducted by educational institutions in Pennsylvania, California, Michigan, and Montana. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation provided over $4 million in financial assistance. The programs were designed to: increase…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Extension Education, Farmers
McDonald, R. J.; Gough, J. E. – 1980
The use of audio cassettes in external studies in Australia was studied. External students enrolled in four courses at Murdoch and Deaken Universities, were surveyed by mailed questionnaire to ascertain how they use audio cassettes provided as part of their course materials. Murdoch University respondents allowed comparisons to be made between…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, College Students, Extension Education, External Degree Programs
Channell, Kathy; Parker, Judith – 1982
West Virginia's Higher Education Instructional Television (HEITV) project is described. The program provides telecourses to viewers, or integrated learning units that combine instructional television programs with related print materials. Students watch the programs on their home televisions and complete readings and assignments at home. Three or…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Consortia, Cooperative Programs
Broadbent, R. F., Ed. – 1981
The 11 papers in this collection focus on isolation in education, with emphasis on problems associated with geographical remoteness, and with socio-cultural barriers also giving rise to isolation. Five papers concentrate on distance education and possible measures which can be used in social and educational processes to deal with isolation;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Demand, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups
Cepeda, Luis Espina – 1982
The Cultural Radio Station of the Canary Islands (Radio ECCA), a distance learning system, is described. Various Spanish institutions have introduced the ECCA system of teaching into their respective provinces by collaborative agreements with Radio ECCA. The total enrollment of ECCA students in Spain (including the Canary Islands) reached 28,505…
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Radio
Palmer, Barry H. – 1985
Information about the satellite programs offered by Lehigh County Community College (LCCC) in Pennsylvania is presented, along with guidelines for implementing a program of noncredit courses in local school districts. The initial sections of the paper provide background information on LCCC; explain that the guidelines were developed by LCCC in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Download full textOffice of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
These profiles describe the implementation of alternatives to a traditional high school diploma for programs based on demonstrated competencies or life skill experiences. Over 100 profiles are provided. The information is designed to assist adult educators, administrators, teachers, and students to identify various approaches for serving adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Certification, Competency Based Education
Development Communication Report, 1984
This newsletter describes development projects that utilize varied media, including microcomputers, videotape, and print materials, and discusses development communications issues. Specific articles are as follows: "Microcomputers for Education in the Developing World" (Kurt D. Moses); "Social Marketing: Two Views, Two…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Extension Education, Foreign Countries
Cowan, Gerri A. – 1984
The extent to which values of college department heads were linked to their attitudes toward selected educational innovations was assessed. Five deans of education were requested to select and rank five innovations from a list of 29. A list of the innovations, the Study of Values survey, and a demographic and descriptive questionnaire were mailed…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Department Heads
Davila, Daniel – 1981
Information is provided on the library support services offered to faculty and students in Passaic County Community College's (PCCC's) External Program, which offers a variety of credit and non-credit courses at five Extension Centers located throughout the county. After introductory material, the paper describes the administration, offerings,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Educational Finance
Spak, Gale Tenen; Shelley, Edwin F. – 1978
This publication is the first of a three volume set summarizing the Energy Advisory Service operated by the New York Institute of Technology. The project reported here was an information dissemination service on energy conservation techniques in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area. The Energy Information Center, Energy Referral Service,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Forest, Laverne B.; Marshall, Mary G. – 1977
Two-thirds of the 33,000 residents of Shawano County, Wisconsin, live in rural areas; agricultural interests comprise 30% of the employment economy. Inventories of Extension programs from 1960 to 1975 and telephone interviews with county and community leaders and a random sample of 1192 county residents yielded data for this survey. Most adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Evaluation Criteria
Preston, James C. – 1980
Published to provide the reader with a working knowledge of the educational programs provided for local governments by land grant institutions in the 12 Northeastern states, these proceedings present papers and summary reports covering important aspects of the various programs. Part I contains in-depth papers concerning: the development of local…
Descriptors: Community Services, Curriculum Development, Extension Education, Government School Relationship
RAMEY, GEORGE L. – 1967
THE MAYO STATE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED AT PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY IN 1938. IT IS LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA OF KENTUCKY WHERE COAL MINING HAS PROVIDED JOBS FOR MANY FAMILIES. IN RECENT YEARS, DEPLETION OF COAL AND MECHANIZATION OF MINING HAVE BEEN MAJOR FACTORS CAUSING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THIS AREA. THE MAYO SCHOOL HAS SERVED TO PROVIDE…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extracurricular Activities, Low Income, Poverty
DEINES, VERNON P. – 1967
THE FIRST IN A KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS OF URBANIZATION AND TO ESTABLISH A DIALOGUE BETWEEN URBAN PLANNERS AND PLANNING THEORETICIANS THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION EXTENSION, THIS ESSAY FOCUSES ON THE NATURE AND IMPACT OF URBANIZATION, THE EXTENT OF THE NEED FOR URBAN PLANNING, THE PURPOSES AND…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Planning, Extension Education
