This book contains the following papers about the role and activities of Canada's universities in continuing education: "Introduction" (Brooke, Waldron); "Continuing Education and the Canadian Mosaic" (Selman); "Philosophical Issues in Continuing Education" (Selman); "Improving Support Services for Adult Learners" (Potter); "Deans and Directors: The Challenge of Organizing University Extension" (Pearce); "The Competitiveness Continuum--Managing Education and Training in the Next Decade" (Scott); "Strategic Planning: Designing Your Future" (Brooke, Wikkramatileke); "Cost-Recovery: The Current Challenge" (Cruikshank); "Models for the Future" (Waldron); "The Two Solitudes of Scholarship and Practice" (Thompson, Wagner); "Using Research to Achieve Change" (Devlin); "Towards a Changing Profile of the Adult Learner" (Haughey); "Financial Management of Scarce Resources" (Bilyea); "Program Planning: Issues, Functions, and Implications" (Blackburn, Lamble); "Evaluation: A Multifaceted Window on Extension's World" (Davie); "Towards a Theoretical Framework for University Community Education" (Lund); "The Extension Programmer: Keystone of Success" (Conrad); "Institutional Collaboration: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally" (Wong); "Workplace Learning: Challenges and Opportunities" (Baskett, Jackson); "University Extension and Conservation Education" (Einsiedel, Jr.); "Changing the Distance Education Management Model at UVic [University of Victoria]" (Seaborne, McDavid); "Communication Technology and Distance Education" (Moore); "Values and Methodologies in Distance Education" (O'Rourke); "Single or Dual Mode: Challenges and Choices for the Future of Education" (Croft); "Summer Institutes: An Innovative Approach to Non-Traditional Education" (Martin, Koczka); and "Collaborative Development and Distance Delivery of Extension Programs" (Archer, Koczka). Contains 508 references. (MN)