The road to a new degree program is rarely smooth. The author describes the lengthy and bumpy path to the successful creation of and approval for the first nontraditional doctorate offered at Georgetown University, the Doctor of Liberal Studies Degree (DLS). The new Doctor in Liberal Studies (DLS) required applicants to have a master's degree or…

This review of literature on South Asian nomads is part of a series of monographs on educational access published by the Consortium for Research on Educational Access Transitions and Equity (CREATE). In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. CREATE research in India has focused on …

How can adult education help ease unemployment problems? Author attended a conference which looked at some alternative programs. (Editor/RK)

Cites documents in the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with a community-based approach to the administration of adult education; the "one-college" concept; community college relationships with industry; learning centers; developing and implementing continuing education programs for elderly homebound; and nontraditional delivery systems for…

Many adults are attending weekend colleges in search of undergraduate degrees. The intense two- or three-day programs provide a workable alternative for adults who are unable or unwilling to attend classes during the day or evening. (MLW)

Continuing education for rural Americans is seen as a "step-child" to conventional on-campus programs. Elements of the British Open University are explored with the view of adapting them to American rural continuing education. (KR)

An outline is presented of Barnet College's flexistudy program, a system for providing a wider range of learning opportunities through a more flexible arrangement of course times and content to students who are unable to attend college regularly, who are too few in number to form a specialist class, or who wish to start school at some time other…

The features of the Open University in England and the reasons for its success are discussed. American interest in Open University, its cost-effectiveness, U.S. applicability, and its future are described. (Author/MLW)

A program at Arizona State, Selected Studies in Education, is described which prepares undergraduates for a vast array of educational opportunities alongside the more traditional programs. Specific implications are listed for developing a similar differentiated teacher education program at other institutions. (Author/LBH)

A free university is defined as a community learning center that connects people who want to teach or learn with resources to meet their needs. The free university for Man, located at Kansas State University in Manhattan, is described. (MLW)

Special counseling and guidance, financial assistance, and flexible course scheduling are the most pressing concerns of women who want to resume their education. Brief summaries are given of nine different women's programs around the country, which demonstrate the ways in which institutions and organizations are solving the problem trilogy.…

This report was prepared in conjunction with the application for accreditation status of the Chicago City-Wide Institute (CCWI) as a unit of the City Colleges of Chicago System. CCWI is an innovative, non-traditional, community-service oriented college, operating as a college without walls in cooperation with other units of the Chicago system. Its…

The Nontraditional Study Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia provides opportunities to adults in farming and agribusiness to earn degrees in agriculture without returning to campus through extension courses and other independent study formats. A survey of student attitudes indicated that students were very favorable toward the program.…

This paper describes the professionally oriented Masters of Education degree program at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia (BC), Canada, a program that provides graduate education to cohorts of nontraditional adult learners using the idea of transformational learning. For the past several years, Simon Fraser University has offered a model…

Presents an overview of correctional education programs at the Bexas County Adult Detention Center. Analyzes its institutional systems model and describes problems encountered by the program, including funding and administration. The success of the program in changing attitudes and skills remains to be seen. (JAC)