Author demonstrates how the new model can be used for more effective programming to bring about behavioral change. (Editor)

Includes a suggested ranking order'' of nine priorities. (Author)

The author describes the structure of adult education programs in Australia and their efforts to, and methods of, recruiting teachers. He outlines the qualities and qualifications sought in adult education teachers. (JB)

A British teacher has learned that his correspondence course students suffer-from loneliness. Marked improvement in their work has come after he writes them personal letters or telephones them and especially after weekend conferences attended by other students. (PD)

The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the problems that arise when" teaching materials for television broadcast are produced as part of a collaborative team effort, and under acute time pressure." (Author/AK)

Descriptions of a liberal studies program at Claremont College, California; the University of British Columbia local government project; recent Syracuse University publications in continuing education; Kansas State University teleteaching efforts; the interinstitutional University without Walls" consortium; and the University of Washington…

This paper explores the implications of "user-focused evaluation" by examining the information utilization dynamics of the evaluation of the Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project. (BW)

Adult education has drawn relatively small amounts of money and skill away from the Latin American government's obsessive concern with primary schooling. But its share of educational resources is increasing rapidly, particularly in literacy and agricultural extension. (SSH)

Evening extension classes for adults were observed for the relative effects of course content, cognitive factors, and affective factors on classroom behaviors of adult learners. The analysis indicated that input (course content) and process variables (cognitive and affective) influenced output variables (student behaviors) in complex ways.…

Describes use of laboratory kits for home-based experimental studies for external science students. Contents of kits and extra equipment the student would need are listed, selection of suitable experiments and arrangements for loan of kits are discussed, and performance of external students using kits is compared to that of internal students. (EAO)

FlexiStudy is a new type of correspondence course developed by the National Extension College, which has become a center for the production and distribution of distance learning materials, while local colleges take the responsibility for teaching, counseling, and administration. (EAO)

The use of audiotapes in an external degree program in psychology at Massey University, their effectiveness, and helpful study habits are examined. A model listening sequence using the tapes on different occasions for different learning tasks is outlined. (MSE)

Describes how the University System of Georgia uses the Continuing Education Unit and program data to develop a funding formula for continuing education and extension services. (SK)