It is recommended that librarians be involved in college curriculum development. The role of libraries has not been seriously considered for distance study, and there are problems of library service delivery in sparsely populated rural areas. Great effort should be made to extend equivalent services in distance education to preserve educational…

Reports results from a survey--conducted under the auspices of the Neighborhood Continuing Education Program of Savannah, Georgia--of residents of a former model cities area to find out what education and retraining they might want and need, with implications for extension programing. (MF)

Describes how Michigan State University extension service agents use computer technology as a teaching tool. Gives steps in applying computer programs to farm family living, financial planning, and farm management. (MF)

Midcareer changes for secretaries represent an opportunity for business educators at the postsecondary level, but employed women's educational needs differ from those of younger students preparing for job entry. The author discusses the reasons for midcareer changes and the considerations for educational institutions in meeting these different…

Examines the need for adequate library services to support distance education students based on Deakin University (Australia) experiences with off-campus postgraduate students and overseas students. Topics discussed include library borrowing statistics; costs; interlibrary loans; staff assistance; use of the library delivery service; problems with…

Ag-Ed, an agricultural education project for upper elementary students, was held in conjunction with the Toowoomba Show in Queensland, Australia. Agriculture industry representatives provided 20 interactive agricultural presentations for class groups, which were supplemented with a teacher resource-package containing a directory and 13 sections of…

Since 1978, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) has offered preservice and inservice teacher education courses to seven isolated Native communities in Labrador. The courses may lead to a 2-year degree with teacher certification or to a 5-year baccalaureate degree. Students are usually Native teachers and teacher aides in community…

The Department of Instructional Technology at Utah State University instituted a distance education Master's degree program enrolling over 60 students at sites throughout Utah. Initial funding for the program was provided by Utah's Higher Education Technology Initiative (HETI). This report is part of an ongoing effort to provide feedback to the…

The focus of this collection of papers about library reference service is on the community outside the library, rather than the special populations served within it. "Conflicts in Value Systems" (Allen B. Veaner) is an overview of the major conflict areas facing the library profession today. "Reference Services for Off-Campus…

These nine cooperative extension bulletins provide basic information on various alternative agricultural enterprises. Discussed in the first eight bulletins are the following topics: business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, incorporation, cooperatives); business and the family (goals, qualifications, ways of ensuring family support,…

An historical analysis of the University of Wyoming's infancy years of university extension revealed that the institution established its extension program in 1891, approximately 4 years after the establishment of the university, and was among the pioneers in developing such programs in the United States. Historical evidence has also indicated…

Two out of three Canadian women will care for a chronically ill or disabled family member. Caregiving is a valuable task that can simultaneously have great emotional rewards and significant physical, emotional, and financial costs. The time spent out of the paid labor force because of caregiving responsibilities averages 11.5 years for women…

A model for evaluating the higher education programs offered at Army bases is described. Attention is focused not only on what off-campus staff can do to develop and maintain quality, but what can be done to demonstrate to outsiders the achievement of quality. It is suggested that the institution needs to have genuine concern for quality, a…

The organization, methods, and outcomes of the distance education systems at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) in Spain and The Open University of the United Kingdom are compared. The following topics are covered: higher education in Spain, UNED's ideology, student characteristics in both universities, organization,…

Information on noncredit instructional activities at the State University of New York (SUNY) is presented, based on the biannual Survey of Noncredit Instructional Activities. These noncredit instructional activities require registration of participants and have a range of formats (e.g., courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, institutes). The…