Program administration can be enhanced through the use of unilateral groups (focus groups, task forces, advisory committees) and multilateral groups (coalitions, cooperatives, consortia, alliances, subcontractors, partnerships). Groups can help plan programs; share or train staff; share facilities, materials, and equipment; and reduce service…

More than 4,000 titles were scrutinized (600 of which are cited) in preparing this report of research in liberal, nonvocational adult education at an early stage in the development of a new discipline within the total universe of education. Wide differences were noted in the amount and quality of research in the various disciplines of the field…

This manual on independent learning centers (ILC) includes eleven chapters intended to provide assistance and resource materials to any institution or individual developing an ILC. The chapters each cover one of the following topics: learning center model; Hawkeye Institute of Technology's (HIT) Independent Learning Center; the ILC student from…