Compares the Volkshochschulen (VHS) or "People's Universities" of Germany with the community college system in the United States. Discusses enrollment policies, job-related instructional programs, functions of the national association of the VHS, and the advancement of adult education in developing nations. (TP)

Outlines the major responsibilities of trustees to students, community, and college. Recommends appropriate roles regarding educational programs, college administration, finances, the state legislature, the community, and the secondary school system. Suggests self-evaluation procedures to ensure efficiency. (DC)

The restrictive, stifling, hostile environment within corrective institutions precludes effective inmate education programs. Real inmate education can best be achieved through study-release programs. The community college is ideally suited to this purpose because of its responsiveness and accessibility. (Author/JDS)

Describes the impact of a project to train learning-lab specialists in adult basic education and improve the operation of learning laboratories in the community colleges of New York State. Training activities, as well as specific training outcomes, are reviewed. (DR)