West Virginia University's Cooperative Extension Service sponsors a four-day women's program involving classes, dormitory life, and cultural and recreational events. (SP)

More and more organizations are helping their employees take advantage of new college and university programs that mix a lot of independent study at home with minimal on-campus work. A variety of independent study degree programs and typical students participating in these continuing education programs are described. (MW)

The communications system at the residential New England Center for Continuing Education is described. Using the Center as an example, ways are explored in which educational technology can be supportive of adult conference activities which focus on concerns to campus and community. (AG)

Through continuing education classes in creative writing many adults are discovering and developing new skills and perceptions of the world around them. (JD)

Condensed from Continuing Education Programs and Services for Women," published by the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, 1971. (Editor)

Article lists the major factors inhibiting the progress of adult education and calls upon all educators to do whatever is in their power to help adults meet their basic educational needs now and in the future. (GB)

Huntsville, Alabama, is known chiefly in connection with rocketry, but many local citizens think first of its work in adult education. (Editor)

Describes the Association of Finnish Cities and Towns as an organization that enhances the cooperation and administration of municipal matters, including adult education, in the cities and boroughs of Finland. (GB)

The Dallas County Community College District, in conjunction with Amarillo College, has been charged with establishing a task force to develop a comprehensive plan of educational alternatives for senior citizens in the State of Texas. This paper is a report on the subsequent proposals made by this task force. Using the goals of the Educational…

Presents both positive and negative opinions on the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), a unit of measurement corresponding to ten contact hours of participation in an adult education program. Concludes that the CEU is firmly established and its utilization will continue to grow, but that further evaluation is still needed. (MLH)

A non-credit program that examines various aspects of death and dying has been developed and tested in the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education. (MW)

Discusses the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), a unit of measurement defined as: ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education activity under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. Describes the purposes of the CEU, what organizations may award the CEU, and the kinds of programs utilizing…

The rise and fall of educational and recreational centers in the early part of the 20th century. (RA)