Discusses the importance of continuing education in the scientific and technical communities and the possibilities of using electronical techniques in the teaching-learning process. Concludes that the process of education manifests great changes and the scientist and technologist must recognize and make use of them to keep abreast. (CC)

The Residential Leadership Series at Ball State University consists of six weekend sessions scheduled over the school year. It provides an inservice education vehicle for members of the total spectrum of school personnel who wish to keep knowledgeable about trends, new information, and innovative practices related to administrative and leadership…

Faculty need to be aware of the new developments in the field, content on emerging theories in social and behavioral sciences, and refinements in methods of teaching in professional education. (Editor/KE)

Tracing the development of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), the article defines the CEU as "10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction." Also discussed are criteria for implementation and some pros and cons of CEU usage. (MW)

In an effort to determine the continuing education (CE) needs and interests of its members, as a first step in the development of a statewide program, the New York Library Association surveyed its entire membership during the winter of 1978. Of more than 3000 questionnaires sent out, 307 (or ten percent) were returned. This report presents the…

Computer assisted instruction is beginning to have an important role in the rapidly expanding field of continuing education for health science professionals. At the present time, there are 22 medical specialty boards, all of which require or are about to require some form of continuing medical education for re-certification, and studies are being…

The conference described in this report had five objectives: to examine the existing curricula for medical librarianship in accredited library school programs; to examine trends in post-master's training programs for health sciences librarianship; to explore the relationship between graduate education for health sciences librarianship and the…

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, THE POPULATION EXPLOSION, INCREASING LEISURE, RISING EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, AND EXPECTATIONS, AND THE GROWING COMPLEXITY OF PUBLIC ISSUES AND OTHER FACETS OF MODERN LIFE HAVE DIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION. ALTHOUGH THE ADULT EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES AND JUNIOR COLLEGES WILL,…

Organizational objectives and professional continuing education programs of ten voluntary health agencies--Allergy Foundation of America, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Arthritis Foundation, National Association for Mental Health, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, National Society for the Prevention of Blindness,…

Guidelines for designing and planning learning stations for pupils at the elementary grade level include suggestions on how to develop a station that will be successful in meeting the learners' needs. Instructions for the use of tapes at a station and matching pupils with stations are given, as are guidelines on classroom arrangement and record…

This is a report on the first five years of a three-year program operated in an external format designed to improve elementary and secondary schools by offering doctoral level training to practicing school administrators. The emphasis is on the characteristics of the students enrolled and their progress through the program. Information includes…

The development of continuing education for ministry shows a need for more growth and change in seminary training to meet the fundamental needs of the clergy and the laity. Recent changes since 1960 have resulted in three developments: (1) the need for continuing education for ministry has been recognized; (2) the increasing number in the variety…

This paper addresses the issues concerning the moral and ethical picture of responsibility and control of relicensure in the professions. The author examines the historical framework of professionalism, outlines the philosphical, legal, and ethical issues, and stresses the need for accountability and continuing education. While the professional…