This document is designed to assist those who are developing, implementing, and/or evaluating a plan for coordinated area-wide continuing education for library/information/media personnel. Although it may be adapted for use by a single agency or system, its primary purpose is for use by those involved with multi-organization planning. Six criteria…

The newly formulated staff development program for professional university adult educators at the University of British Columbia entails the establishment of basic competencies, a seminar and independent study (selected readings) program, and regular staff seminars to help to enable supervisors to clarify and practice new learning. Basic tasks and…

The approach to continuing education at the Shell Oil Company is discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of different methods of instruction and different formats for continuing education are described. The impact of continuing education is assessed in relation to the following: hiring policies, career development, staff upgrading, promotional…

The Nursing training Act of 1975 revises and extends the nursing training authorities provided under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act for a three-year period, thus providing aid to nursing training through September 30, 1978. It provides two new, separate authorities for the support of Advanced Nursing Training and Nursing Practitioner…

Continuing education for clergy is examined in terms of participation rates and factors, with data based on the 1974 Clergy Support Study. The Study surveyed 19 key American Protestant denominations with results from 4,635 clergy usable for analysis. A systematic examination of the influence on continuing education program participation discusses:…

During the fall of 1974, the Higher Education Panel of the American Council on Education conducted a survey of continuing education opportunities available to professional scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who are employed full-time in industry and government. The survey sought to gain information on the nature and extent of offerings…

This document presents standards developed by the Alabama State Department of Education for reviewing continuing teacher training programs. General directions for visiting review teams, the function of the team, and the format of the team report are provided as an introduction. Chapter 1 describes procedures for program approval in teacher…

A major way of upgrading the profession of librarianship is through a post-master's education program. This data base for the curriculum development of such a program utilized two data-gathering instruments: (1) a questionnaire and (2) interviews. The data are presented under three-headings: (1) questionnaire results, Chapters III, IV, V and VI;…

This report covers the second annual conference at which educators and members of the industrial world met to discuss needs, programs, new developments, and other matters on which continuing engineering studies (CES) should be based. The first address describes problems that often beset professionals in continuing education and suggests the…

The purpose of this conference was to provide an opportunity for discussion between educators and representatives of the industrial world on the needs, programs, new developments, and other matters on which continuing engineering studies (CES) should be based. The first 2 papers examine the role of the engineer in a rapidly changing technological…

The University of Arizona Duo-Specialist Project is designed to aid the small community in meeting its needs for specialists in such areas as guidance, reading, library, and education for the handicapped. The district and the University jointly select from among the present faculty in the communities' schools persons to receive training for a…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the continuing education activities in which teachers engaged and to determine where possible: what factors influenced their participation in courses; the kinds of help teachers received from selected continuing education activities; the kinds of help they received from colleagues; and the changes…

The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as a uniform system for measuring and recognizing individual participation in informal learning situations. The CEU may be easily applied to all formats of post secondary education which have a legitimate sponsor and a responsible and knowledgeable person as instructor. Education on a continuing basis…

This document examines the issue of women and continuing education. Part one reviews the relevant research concerning employment, traditional university offerings, and vocational and educational lifestyles of women. The results of a questionnaire sent to 376 program directors are described in part two in an attempt to learn priorities for Federal…

This survey was concerned with the present level of professional development of financial aid officers, their training needs, and their attitudes concerning future development of the profession. Results were based upon responses of aid directors at a representative group of 122 institutions in the West. Some of the principal findings were: (1)…