Presents a model of organized advisory councils containing three components: structural knowledge, programing skills, and group process skills. This framework can be used to train advisory council members and improve the effectiveness of extension programs. (SK)

This monograph was developed to serve as a conceptual guide for extension educators facilitating or conducting life-cycle program management workshops focused on any of the life-cycle stages of problem finding, program design, program development, program implementation, program maintenance and improvement, and program redirection. This second…

From his extension experience in Wayne County, Michigan, the third most populous county in the nation, the author offers some principles to consider in enhancing staff and program effectiveness: resource assessment, staff utilization, program funding, time management, and program visibility. (MF)

Although off-campus or community service courses have historically been sparsely funded, these types of programs have grown more rapidly than the on-campus traditional ones, especially in response to the demands of part-time adult students. Three patterns have commonly been used to finance community services and each has shortcomings. These are…

Information about the satellite programs offered by Lehigh County Community College (LCCC) in Pennsylvania is presented, along with guidelines for implementing a program of noncredit courses in local school districts. The initial sections of the paper provide background information on LCCC; explain that the guidelines were developed by LCCC in…

This handbook describes what must be done to coordinate and manage distance education activities, shares practitioners' tips, provides guidelines for ensuring quality and strategies for building successful programs, and tells how to find specialized information. In addition to offering an introduction to the concepts and activities of distance…

A collection of 12 essays and model program descriptions addresses issues in the marketing of university extension, outreach, and distance education programs. They include: (1) "Marketing and University Outreach: Parallel Processes" (William I. Sauser, Jr. and others); (2) "Segmenting and Targeting the Organizational Market"…

This guide is designed to help Canadian educators, in partnership with their communities, organize and operate off-campus education programs that provide meaningful experiences for students. It outlines required and recommended procedures to guide school authorities as they implement off-campus education programs in both core and optional subject…