The purpose of this study was to construct a model for the design, development, and direction of continuing education programs for registered nurses at John C. Calhoun Community College. The model was based on data from various professional conferences; a review of the literature on continuing education in general and concepts of learning theory;…

The proposed system for implementing new uses of telecommunication satellite technology is user-driven, addressing the needs of employed health personnel who would not otherwise have access to university resources, especially women, members of minority and disadvantaged groups, handicapped persons, and persons in rural areas. The plan, which…

This document describes how mature scientists who received their master's or bachelor's degrees between two and fifteen years ago, and who are unemployed, underemployed, or need refresher work, are taking tuition-free courses. The year-long program includes courses in chemical concepts, physical chemistry, food and flavor chemistry, environmental…

IN A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE POLICIES OF CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, 63 OF THE 78 COLLEGES RESPONDED. WHILE ALL DISTRICTS PERMITTED INSTRUCTORS TO ATTEND CONFERENCES, ONLY 31 HAD RELEVANT WRITTEN POLICIES. OUT-OF-STATE CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE WAS COMMONLY SUBJECT TO LOCAL DISTRICT LIMITATIONS.…

THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY, UNIVERSITY-LEVEL PROGRAM, UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS PRESENTED IN THE FIELD, IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR FULL-TIME PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE 13 WESTERN STATES, SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND ADMINISTERED BY THE WESTERN…

Off-campus and external degree programs in Georgia were surveyed in 1978-79 to examine the quality of education of off-campus offerings and standards in teacher education, certification, and staff development. Information was obtained from public school superintendents regarding off-campus credit courses and from colleges located within and…

In a survey conducted in early 1972, the presidents of the colleges and universities represented on the Higher Education Panel were asked to list the five publications they found to be most helpful in carrying out their responsibilities. The results are presented in tabular form, reporting the five publications most widely suggested, and also…

A key factor in implementing an individual program for professional development among educators of adults is the availability and accessibility of the resources, about which there are specific issues and concerns. The numerous print and non-print resources, which are available through various organizations, often in different languages, fall into…

The effect of massed versus distributed television presentations on attendance and learning in a voluntary situation were compared in a field experiment involving 114 physicians in general practice. The factorial design was based on four experimental groups, each located in a different community. Physicians viewed videotape presentations in a…

The role of evening colleges in an era of cultural change, major trends and needs in business education at the university level, teacher education, engineering education, the relationship of the Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) to the academic community and the wider society, were topics of addresses at the 1967 AUEC convention.…

This study was designed to: (1) evaluate the Community Librarians' Training Courses which had been conducted for five years in New York State to train persons without professional library training who were serving as librarians and (2) appraise the entire training program of the Library Extension Division in order to make recommendations and…

The primary loyalty of the chief executive officer is to the board of education, a group of lay people elected to represent the school's clients. Because accountability is to laymen rather than to senior professionals, chief executive officers must play a heavy role in educating them about education and in generating policy recommendations for…

This report presents the results of followup studies concerning participants' attitudes and reactions to two courses delivered during the experimental phase of the Appalachian Education Satellite Project (AESP). Graduate level teacher training was the objective of the courses, entitled Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading Instruction and Career…

The Management Review and Analysis Program (MRAP) provides resources and guidelines for a research library to use in conducting an internal assessment of management practices. The MRAP self-study project has two components: a procedural methodology for conducting the analysis, and a conceptual framework provided to assist in evaluation. The study…

The literature review of continuing education in dentistry surveys 92 journal articles, books, conference reports and proceedings, and other publications published between 1960 and 1970. The review is divided into the following sections: prologue, which surveys the health professions, and new directions and limitations within them; the profession…