Proposes a "brokerage" model as an appropriate delivery system for open-ended community services. Describes the model's characteristics and cites the Council for the Continuing Education of Women at Miami-Dade Community College (FL) and the Center for Management Development at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (VA) as examples. (AYC)

Describes Wytheville Community College orientation program and its use of the resources of the Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) program to assist students in making curricular choices. Considers adult learners' use of Virginia VIEW resources, student reactions, and implications for other colleges. (DMM)

Traces the development of statewide career information delivery systems to provide accurate and up-to-date data related to career decisions through multimedia delivery systems and support services for vocational counselors. Focuses on Virginia's Vital Information for Education and Work system, considering patterns of adult usage in community…

Describes the implementation of the Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work program at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, considering access through the library and career resource center, the types of students served, uses of the system, and benefits. (DMM)

Discusses the role of Thomas Nelson Community College's Career Center in providing career information to disabled adults in its service area. Considers the college's use of the resources of Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work. Describes specific programs and services, and outcomes. Offers implementation suggestions. (DMM)

Describes Southwest Virginia Community College's use of the Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work system to provide career information services in the Appalachian Mountains. Examines services offered in conjunction with its Job Training Partnership Act subcontract, Center for Single Parents and Homemakers, and Women in High Innovative…

Discusses the use of the Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, with particular emphasis on career planning and placement services and outreach efforts. Highlights special displaced workers programs with industry. (DMM)

With regard to alternative instruction planning, presents considerations which are logistical (e.g., equipment, location, variety, and production), practical (e.g., students' backgrounds and attention spans, ease of use, sequence, and cost), and contextual (e.g., suitability, visualness, and school requirements). (DMM)

Describes four models for providing literacy training to rural adults: self-instruction programs based in local libraries; job site training programs; one-to-one instruction programs utilizing volunteers; and mobile delivery systems. Reviews the results of field tests of the models in Kansas community colleges. (DMM)

Describes elements of the Student Service Quality Assurance model used at Butler County Community College to assure access to education, access to information via the library and various technological means, employee development, and student development through adjunct advising, career planning, student seminars, developmental studies, and peer…

Presents data from a national study of professional development programs for two-year college occupational faculty regarding part-time faculty perceptions of the form, topics, and delivery methods of professional development activities at their colleges, and incentives offered for participation. Compares perceptions of full- and part-time faculty.…

Predicts changes in workforce supply and demand. Looks at ways new technological delivery systems can be used to enhance lifelong learning and improve adult retraining/education. Reviews the Commission on Higher Education and the Adult Learner's recommendations, and projects ways technology will be used in innovative programs for adults. (DMM)