Discusses a continuing education program designed for employed scientists and engineers by the Applied Physics Laboratory Evening College Center of the Johns Hopkins University. Included are questionnaire results obtained from students and nine-year statistics for program growth. (CC)

Technical, manufacturing, and administrative personnel in an IBM plant can request participation in a highly flexible career development program which is based on the assumption that the vitality of "obsolete" employees can probably be renewed only through volumtary development of each individual in directions dictated by that individual's…

Contains 12 summaries of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Higher Education at the University of Lancaster, England, September 1972, concerning continuing education. (PG)

To help explain the role and purpose of staff development in the schools, information was solicited from professionals in the field about their job-related concerns and needs, and their continuing education interests. Their responses are summarized, and recommendations for the field are suggested. (PP)

A survey of financial factors involved in presenting continuing education programs in optometry and keeping such programs in operation is reported. Factors such as status of self-support, salaries and gross income, tuition, other operating costs, instructor pay, and administrative overhead are included. (MSE)

Evaluates mandatory continuing education in social work and suggests alternatives for ensuring continued competence. Current programs under development show a trend toward real-life practice simulations instead of paper and pencil tests. Continuing education will be the result of self-motivation instead of simply meeting a requirement. (Author/JAC)

Reports on an evaluation of the University of North Carolina's Master of Science in Nursing program, which determined and contrasted graduates' and their employers' perceptions of the program; graduates' participation in professional associations; and graduates' further education plans. Both graduates (N=24) and their employers (N=17) rated the…

An interest survey sent to 2400 pharmacists revealed sufficient interest in courses for credit. A course in therapeutics of major diseases, video-taped on campus and extended to pharmacists at five sites via the statewide higher education video network, is discussed. The majority of pharmacists expressed interest in future courses. (Author/MLW)

Describes Great Britain's Open University, which provides continuing education through multimedia teaching packages delivered via the postal service and broadcast media. Examines major instructional components and the kinds of short-cycle courses provided in the areas of inservice teacher education, health and social welfare, and adult and…

The flow of medical information to pediatricians in rural areas needs improvement. Pediatricians' perceived needs seem to change with their increasing distance from the university/hospital teaching center. A regional program in Illinois has been able to improve communications for determining education need in rural areas. (MSE)

Traces the history and development of continuing education in the environmental health profession, defines continuing competency, and considers related issues including mandatory versus voluntary continuing education. Proposes a format to increase interaction among practitioners, employers, faculty, and consumers. (DC)

Schools of Pharmacy, it is suggested, should be responsive to practitioner needs by providing a mechanism through which pharmacists may earn a PharmD degree with minimal disruption. The degree should be part-time, off-campus, and provide a means to grant partial credit for prior knowledge and experience. (Author/MLW)

Describes the Open University's extension of its original role into continuing education, not only in the areas of professional and in-service training but also in community education. (Author)

Forty-eight quantifiable and two qualitative dependent measures were used to measure participants' perceptions of a mental health care course, specifically: knowledge, attitudes, and clinical behavior as reflected in work environment, ward atmosphere, and ward status. The course positively influenced only nine variables. (Author/CP)

The need for continuing professional education in the trust industry is noted and emphasis is placed on need for new or additional training in management, taxation, employee benefits, marketing, and investments. The pros and cons of residential schools are outlined, and the use of regional and state seminars is discussed. Available from 6285…