In spite of the many difficulties and limitations faced by a college English professor who chose to teach literature to prisoners, this paper reports that he was able to remain enthusiastic about the effort. While noting that the prisoners were not interested in literary form or theme, the paper describes how they were able to respond powerfully…

A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (NUEA) HIGH SCHOOL SURVEY OF MARCH 1966 DEALS WITH 1700 CORRESPONDENCE COURSES OFFERED BY EXTENSION DIVISIONS OF UNITED STATES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THIRTY-SIX OF THE 64 NUEA MEMBER INSITUTIONS OFFER PRE-COLLEGE INSTRUCTION. TOPICS COVERED BY THE SURVEY ARE--ENROLLMENT…

Proceedings of this April, 1968, seminar at the Kellogg Center for Continuing Education, Michigan State University, underline the conviction that the final decades of the twentieth century will make almost impossible demands on the wisdom, skill, and vision of educators and leaders in continuing education. Seminar papers discuss potential…

Recent research data have suggested that the mediated courses of Chicago's TV College have increasingly begun to draw from new and different populations of students with different characteristics and levels of ability. This study was designed to generate survey-type data regarding the demographic and attitudinal characteristics of a wide spectrum…

As part of a cooperative extension service series by the University of Maryland this publication introduces the identification and control of common agricultural pests of fruit crops. The first of the five sections defines "pest" and "weed" and generally introduces different kinds of pests in the categories of insects, weeds,…

This Cooperative Extension Service publication from Mississippi State University is a training guide for commercial pesticide applicators. Focusing specifically on the treatment of seeds with pesticides, this publication is meant to prepare one to take the written examination for Environmental Protection Agency Seed Treatment certification.…

This Extension Service publication from Oregon State University explains the Long Range Navigation or Loran system and what to look for in a Loran-C receiver. There are two Loran systems, Loran-A and Loran-C, the latter of which will be completed by 1980. The Loran-C system operates at 100 kiloHertz and a ship at sea can be navigated by analyzing…

The Clinton County (New York) Community Development Center (CDC) system was examined to determine its appropriateness for Cooperative Extension Services. Nine active CDC's were investigated via personal interviews and report review to assess CDC scope, activities, audiences, successes, failures, local government support, and potentials.…

This report summarizes the programs and processes used by Sixth and Eighth Cycle Teacher Corps projects at Emporia Kansas State College in the formulation of community-based education programs. Functions of the programs include the following: (a) to broaden the base of educational experiences for children, (b) to involve members of the community…

This report explains why California should invest in the continued education of its adult citizens and recommends 17 steps as the most urgently needed investment now. The report has two main themes: First, California should increasingly conceive of providing accessible and diversified postsecondary learning alternatives to meet the educational…

This paper outlines the concept of "program" and one set of elements that are considered to make up the program planning process in agricultural extension, and an example of practical program planning in Rhodesia is given. Although there is a wide variety of meanings attached to the term "program" in adult education, it has…

All Extension professionals employed by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service during the entire Fiscal Year 1971, a total of 378 employees, participated in a study to determine their attitudes toward working with low-income clientele. Data were collected by mail questionnaire, personnel records, and statistical reports from the employees. Of…

This study was designed to develop and field test a typology of framework providing for the systematic description, definition, and classification of activities in university continuing education centers. Basic questions pertained to whether such a typology could be developed, and whether other investigators and practitioners could use the…

Although there were scattered, nationwide pioneering efforts in educational television (ETV) as early as the 1920's and 1930's, the first educational television broadcast in New York State did not take place until 1941 when Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) undertook a TV art series in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. CBS…

In considering the feasibility of installing junior and senior year elementary education teacher training programs in branch campuses in Ohio, the study group explored teacher demand and supply (1970-80) and implications for program quality, cost, and other factors. Conclusions were: 1) Ohio is likely to have an oversupply of "regular" elementary…