The aim of the study to examine the characteristics of the programs conducted by the Continuing Education Centers (CECs), to reveal whether these programs serve for equality, and to identify the institutional barriers related to the CEC programs against adult education. CECs aim to fulfill the educational needs of adults and/or sectors in…

The development of a continuing vocational training programme at the Information Satellite Systems Joint-Stock Company (ISS JSC) during the transition from the planned Soviet economy to what is now called the Russian market economy is briefly outlined. How the collapse of a planned economy led to the degradation of engineering higher education…

Continuing education centers mainly organize activities for the society in the fields that have gained importance on the improvement of individuals with a view of career building, improving professional knowledge and skills, achieving new skills and supplying individual development needs. Such centers have been established within universities…

The center contains an auditorium seating 320, seven conference rooms of varying sizes, a reference library, a recording studio, and computer terminal, photographic, and graphic rooms. (Author/MLF)

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

A case study of the Graduate Studies Center at Milliken University, a cooperative project of Milliken (a private, church-related undergraduate university) and four state institutions, funded by the Illinois Higher Education Cooperation Act (HECA), reveals benefits to students, the state schools, and Milliken (the broker) with no threat to…

THIS BROCHURE FOR THE 1968-69 ACADEMIC YEAR DESCRIBES THE CURRICULUM, HISTORY, AND PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WORKING ADULT. IT GIVES DETAILS OF EACH COURSE IN THE 4-YEAR PROGRAM--(1) HUMANITIES, (2) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (3) NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS, AND (4) INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS, LEADING…

A responsive continuing Education Program accommodating degree-oriented, professional development and enrichment needs utilizes a combination of off-campus correspondence, noncredit classes, and a variety of media technology.

Representative Chisholm proposes that the entire system of higher education for the public be revamped and made more relevant for today's needs. (AN)

Details relevant to the operation of the Association for Continuing Education (ACE) for the year ending June 30, 1973 are presented. ACE is a non-profit corporation offering live, televised courses to employees of cooperating firms in the San Francisco area. Using the television facilities of Stanford University, instructional programs are…

In a period of declining on-campus student enrollment, many postsecondary institutions are turning to off-campus continuing education programs as a means of helping to alleviate on-campus problems. This article is a cursory analysis of the salient problems faced by off-campus programs in regard to on-campus politics, and the maintenance of…

In order to provide comparative data that could serve as a basis upon which to develop continuing education honoraria policies, a survey was conducted in 1974-75 of pertinent practices of the 81 AACP member colleges. Results and suggestions are presented. (LBH)

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)

This document contains two case studies of Czechoslovakian adult education: (1) Czechoslovakian Adult Education (Skoda) and (2) the House of Culture and Its Function in Adult Education (Hartl). Each study begins with a "face sheet" on which is recorded basic information about the entity studied and the case study itself. About half of…

The New England Center for Continuing Education, a cooperative venture between six New England universities, serves as a conference site, research center and catalyst for regional programs for adults. (Editor)