Discusses the importance of teaching centers as a means of bridging the gap between theory and practice in education. (GB)

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

New or modified functions and responsibilities require personnel managers to obtain additional knowledge, techniques and skills. Two alternatives are available: the Master of Business Administration program or programs offered in industrial relations centers. (EB)

Data from a questionnaire sent to 40 British universities about residential course provisions, policies, and practices suggests that regional residential centers are providing valuable opportunities for leisure time education and continuing professional education. (SK)

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)

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

Proposes the development of community centers in which school children, parents, and homeowners can be educated in areas of energy conservation and alternative fuel sources. Provides brief passages on some of the most promising alternative fuels. (CP)

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…

Article reports on efforts to evaluate and to document behavioral changes which occur in nursing practice and on efforts to determine the effect of continuing education on patient care. (GB)

The American College of Life Underwriters will open an adult learning laboratory in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1972, which will serve as an experimental continuing education center for insurance personnel, and provide a means of assessing cost effectiveness of various learning systems. (MF)

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

"High Schools That Work" is an effort-based school improvement initiative founded on the conviction that most students can master rigorous career/technical and academic studies if school leaders and teachers create an environment that motivates students to make the effort to succeed. HSTW is the nation's first large-scale effort to engage state,…