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Download full textMILLER, PAUL A. – 1966
TWO FORCES ARE COLLIDING IN THE LIFE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TODAY--HISTORIC SENTIMENT, NURTURED BY THE FACULTY, AND THE PRESSURES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO WHICH ADMINISTRATORS HAVE HAD TO ACCOMODATE. ADULT EDUCATION IS AT THE POINT OF IMPACT AND THE BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY NECESSARY TO MEET THE ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN RAISED.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Role, Educational Planning
DUBOIS, PHILIP H.; WIENTGE, KING M. – 1966
THIS PRELIMINARY MANUAL OUTLINES CONTENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SCORING PROCEDURES, ANTECEDENT RESEARCH, AND AVAILABLE NORM DATA FOR THE TEST OF ADULT COLLEGE APTITUDE (TACA). THE TACA, A COMBINED TEST AND ANSWER SHEET ADAPTED FOR VISUAL SCORING BY AN OPTICAL SCANNER, CONSISTS OF 22 ITEMS ON BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (AGE, SEX, OCCUPATION, FAMILY AND MARITAL…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of State and Local Programs. – 1979
Thirteen federal agencies offer a total of 68 programs related to energy education, extension and information activities. Chapter 1 of this report describes these energy outreach programs. Chapter 2 addresses: (1) procedures for minimizing potential conflict between federal energy outreach efforts and those offered by the private sector, (2) the…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Heiting, W. Tony – 1980
This report describes the various energy education programs and projects with which the Iowa Energy Policy Council has been involved since 1976. Briefly summarized are the Council's activities in curriculum development, inservice education, energy extension, and the organization of energy-related special events. (WB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Wager, Jane C.; Rayner, Gail T. – 1979
Thirty personnel involved in various stages of the Training Extension Course (TEC) design, development, and distribution process were interviewed by telephone to determine the major problems perceived within each stage of the program, which provides validated extension training wherever U.S. soldiers are stationed. Those interviewed included TEC…
Descriptors: Administrators, Contracts, Educational Programs, Extension Education
CHILD, ROBERT; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE 1966 HANDBOOK ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION PRESENTS HISTORICAL NOTES, BY-LAWS AND COMMITTEES, MONOGRAPHS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS, SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID, DESCRIPTIONS OF DIVISIONAL MEETINGS AND ANNUAL SEMINARS, AND ACCOUNTS OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Community Development, Extension Education
HUGHES, IEUAN, ED.; TSO, PRISCILLA, ED. – 1964
THE CONFERENCE PAPERS DEAL MAINLY WITH THE PROPER EXTRAMURAL ROLE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN UNIVERSITIES, THE EXTENSIVE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, EXTRAMURAL EDUCATION FOR PHILIPPINE WOMEN, THE PHILOSOPHY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES EXTERNAL STUDIES PROGRAM AND THE ROLE OF ITS LABOR RELATIONS CENTER IN…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Business, Extension Education, Industry
NIEDERFRANK, E.J. – 1964
USE OF PRIVATE LAND IN RURAL AREAS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WOULD PROVIDE A NEW SOURCE OF INCOME TO THE RURAL POPULATION WHILE MEETING INCREASING RECREATIONAL NEEDS. IT IS THE ROLE OF THE EXTENSION SERVICE AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS TO EDUCATE THE RURAL POPULATION IN UTILIZATION OF RECREATIONAL RESOURCES. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Development, Extension Education, Farm Occupations
Goldman, Freda, H., Ed. – 1962
The existence and achievements of experimental, university-connected programs of liberal study for labor are discussed. First to be considered are the underlying problems and aims of both labor education and university liberal education. Next, specific programs are described: the Liberal Arts for Labor program offered through the Extension…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Experimental Programs, Extension Education
Desmond, Thomas J. – 1966
Proceedings of the 1965 convention of the Association of University Evening Colleges contain a presentation on university and community relations as observed by the evening director at Loyola University of the South, a summary of discussion on the problems and prospects of evening divisions, discussion sessions on special interests (womens…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, College Faculty, Community Relations
Pashley, B.W. – 1968
Based on an unpublished 1950 masters thesis, this paper on university extension in Britain reviews the nineteenth century background at Oxford, Cambridge, Victoria, and other universities, the close of the so-called classical period during 1900-24, the growing institutionalization of university extension during 1924-39, and postwar trends toward…
Descriptors: Attendance, Day Programs, Educational Change, Extension Education
Wiseman, John A. – 1976
This study began as a joint venture between Trent University and Queen's University to identify any existing inadequacies in library service to part-time students, and to determine what could be done to improve access to library resources. Because of the significantly different organization of part-time studies at the two schools, two…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Extension Education, Library Facilities, Library Services
Kantzes, James G.; And Others – 1976
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 vegetable crops. The first of the five sections defines "pest" and "weed" and generally introduces different kinds of pests in the categories of insects,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Biology, Disease Control, Entomology
Mississippi State Univ., State College. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1977
This Cooperative Extension Service publication from Mississippi State University is a training guide for commercial pesticide applicators. Focusing on ornamental and turf plant pest control, this publication examines the control of plant diseases, insects, and weeds. The contents are divided into a section on ornamental pest control and one on…
Descriptors: Certification, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards, Environmental Technicians
Mississippi State Univ., State College. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1977
This Cooperative Extension Service publication from Mississippi State University is a teacher's guide for a private pesticide applicator certification training program. This guide is designed for use by county extension agents. Contents include: (1) a suggested training schedule; (2) stepwise instructions for implementation of the private…
Descriptors: Certification, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards, Environmental Technicians
