The Iowa Statewide Delivery System provided for the educational needs of 267,000 adults throughout the State in 1973-74. Fifteen area schools offered programs in adult basic education, high school completion, general adult and continuing education, and career supplementary education, as well as other innovative programs. (MW)

Describes a program at Duke University on continuing education for women students returning to the university classroom. (ABM)

A successful "Mid-Career Alternatives Workshop" is described which was developed based on the examination of the reasons for failure of an earlier similar workshop in terms of publicity, student involvement, format, and timing. (JT)

A project conducted in a women's prison by staff of a university division of home economics education to evaluate innovative curriculum materials for teaching nutrition to adults of low reading ability is described. Information for ordering the materials is offered. (AJ)

A sample of programs that may benefit Vietnamese refugees living in American communities is presented, emphasising English proficiency and the development of daily living skills. (LH)

Five institutions under one governing board have begun a degree program that is more responsive to the needs of the mature adult. Work remains to be accomplished in work competency assessment, but there is a growing commitment to the program, because it serves people not previously served--effectively. (Author)

Tuskegee Institute is meeting the need for trained professional adult educators by establishing a master's degree program which provides a variety of practicum experiences for its students. Besides detailing the value of the practicum, the authors also comment upon the program's enrollment, emphasis, goals and requirements. (AG)

The article offers an overview of education in prisons and describes a college program in Oregon-the Newgate program. The advantages of university sponsorship of a program is that a community advocate of high stature is involved in rehabilitation and can introduce new educational opportunities. (Author/JB)

The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the School of Pharmacy developed and presented, as a pilot project, a series of four telelectures at 10 locations throughout the State. Participating pharmacists were receptive to the approach and reported favorable reactions in the evaluation. (LH)

The role of the educator can become one of identifying the various community resources of an educational nature that can be utilized by learners. An elementary school project at Red Oak, Iowa, and a University of Nebraska graduate student project utilizing community resources are described. (BP)

A comprehensive seminar in pre-retirement planning utilized an experiential approach in which the participants took part in a live-in experience with other couples, enabling them to explore all the facets of retirement living at a leisurely pace. (AG)

The supervisor of Parent Education in Cincinnati describes the lay leadership training program organized to train leaders in parent study-discussion groups. Comments are directed toward the program's growth, purposes, and success. (AG)

The development and implementation of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education's pre-retirement planning program is described. The program (available statewide) consists of eight educational television programs dealing with various aspects of retirement planning and seminar's using team teaching to reinforce the televised programs. (MS)