The activities of the Southwestern Library Cooperative Endeavor (SLICE) project are directed to those concerned with regional, multi-state library networks and continuing education for library staffs. Two SLICE projects are reviewed in this quarterly report: the planning of a six-state regional bibliographic network, and continuing education for…

The fundamentals of products liability law are provided to aid the engineer and engineering student in the design and manufacture of products that are not only safe but also in harmony with the demands of the law. (MLH)

An examination of the Hartford Graduate Center was the focus of a workshop designed to: (1) study its goals for continuing education programs for working professionals, (2) analyze a proposed approach for accomplishing these goals, and (3) assess how the knowledge and resources of continuing education can be most effectively used. Participants…

This study is an analysis of the opinions of 13 client groups concerning the Harrison County Teacher Education Center (HCTEC) and is a sequel to a previous study. This study concentrated on two major questions: (1) what are the opinions of 13 client groups about the perceived needs for the HCTEC; and (2) how do these client groups differ in their…

Libraries, library systems, library schools, state library agencies, and library associations are responsible for workshops and institutes for library personnel which may be either subject-based or problem-based. Planning must include commitment to the project, selection of a director and planning group, and establishment of a working relationship…

This report of the WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) training institute on continuing education for physicians includes the following papers: "Historical Perspectives on WICHE's Continuing Psychiatric Education Program for Physicians," by Raymond Feldman, which examines how WICHE got started in the program, what it has…

For the mental health practitioner to keep abreast of his rapidly changing field requires that adequate, up-to-date information be sufficiently available to meet professional needs. This study attempted to identify the ways in which such information is gathered at workshops. The characteristics of participants in a series of 1969 Post Doctoral…

Defining the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) as a "nationally recognized uniform unit of measurement for continuing education programs," this booklet describes its purposes, development, and uses, emphasizing application to the American Management Associations' (AMA) CEU programs. The CEU has been designed to: (1) allow an individual to build a…

The following areas were of particular concern in this report: (1) Bibliographical control, which is considered to be the overriding purpose of librarianship; (2) the library's organizational structure, which must undergo some essential changes if the library is to meet the new challenge; (3) professionalism, which must become common and…

The Maxwell International Development Simulation (MIDSIM) was designed to provide continuity and a realistic laboratory for a series of month-long seminars conducted by Syracuse University for Midcareer officials from the Agency for International Development. The seminars were designed to provide learning in three broad areas: Policy and Issues,…

Higher education in America today is increasingly the education of adults. Although full-time students are, when they start college, usually 18 years old and financially dependent, the term student also covers very large numbers of persons who have dropped out and reentered, who are registered for courses but not degrees, who take refresher work…

The purpose of the Mental Health Career Development Program (MHCD) is to recruit and develop talented professionals for major roles in the multidisciplinary Federal mental health effort at the National Institute of Mental Health and other agencies. This booklet is intended to assist MHCD members and their advisors in planning for the transition…

As part of its continuing work on problems of higher education, the Directorate for Scientific Affairs of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) carried out an investigation into the issues and policies concerning the development of postgraduate education in OECD member countries. The present volume incorporates the…

A successful series of workshops was planned and implemented in a rural area of Michigan where travel distances and lack of financial support from health care agencies were barriers to continuing education. Data obtained from a survey of 150 nurses identified priority subject areas and resource persons. (MS)

This discussion of continuing professional development for counselor educators and supervisors is based on a study of six professional organizations and their programs of continuing professional development. The study was conducted by ACES's Commission on Professional Development. (Author)