The Ronald M. Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning is adult education facility that combines the latest computer and video technology with traditional adult literacy instruction. In addition to instructional services, the center includes day care facilities, family education programs, counseling services, and other agency offices. (JOW)

Learning centers are accessible community services to assist people with life planning, planning of learning projects, and community social and cultural development. (SK)

Educational literature is replete with calls for schools to become learning communities. Educational leaders are charged with creating organizations that enhance adult as well as student growth. This publication was written by members of a community of learners who are deeply involved in an ongoing struggle of almost 2 decades to create…

Because of economic constraints, both continuing education (CE) providers and participants are seeking ways to avoid and/or reduce costs related to CE. This paper consists of a case study description of what one regional continuing education center has done to reduce costs without reducing services. (SSH)

Byron Spring DELTA Center serves a small farming community in Colorado offers high school diploma programs, English-as-a-Second-Language courses, lifelong learning, and a variety of other programs for teens and adults. (JOW)

The role of community colleges in the future is examined. It is suggested that if community colleges are to fulfill their mission adequately, they must assume a new responsibility in providing adult education and community services. (Author/BH)

Presents a "profit" model for continuing education (in a university setting but applicable to all continuing education operations) based upon the organization of profit and cost centers to help develop an administrative structure and control mechanisms to achieve profit planning. Tables illustrate different elements in the model. (MF)

According to the authors, successful implementation of a recurrent education system depends to a large extent on the quality of existing local institutions which can be adapted to provide secondary and postsecondary educational service, accessibility, and flexibility. They emphasize the potential of community colleges as local education centers.…

Examines the problems faced by women students and would-be students in Australia, in view of traditional inequity in educational and occupational opportunities. Describes a possible solution in the establishment of decentralized postsecondary learning centers to offer support to all external students, especially women. (MF)

The future for continuing education centers looks poor unless they mobilize to discover new education "markets" to compensate for the loss of students in regular university departments. This would alleviate some of the tensions between extension and regular services. (MSE)

Discusses the Finnish government's decision of principles concerning the development of adult education in terms of "free cultural and educational work": adult education centers or civic and workers' institutes, folk high schools, and study circles and cultural work of national civic organizations. (MF)

This document explores the policies and practices essential for maintaining a profitable, efficient, and productive continuing education program. A continuing education organizational structure must produce results (sales) and services (delivery), and organizational roles must be clearly defined so that income is linked to expenses. Sales and…

Provides an overview of Britain's 565 further education (FE) institutions and a forecast for postsecondary education's future. Suggests that FEs are like American community colleges, providing skills and academic training to enable individuals to reach the next step in their career, and promoting economic development. (VWC)

Continuing Education Centers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) established the Information Technology Center for Schools by combining and developing their expertise on information technology across the curriculum. (AEF)

The adult educator in the non-degree management studies of a university is frequently approached by business managers whose expectations include the obtaining of educational solutions to their career problems. This places a demand not only on the educational expertise of adult educators but also on their educational counselling skills, as compared…