Matching adult desires for further education with available educational opportunities requires brokering services in the community. The development of the Regional Learning Service of Central New York in Syracuse, which has served as a prototype for the development of educational brokering services, is examined. (Author/JMD)

Briefly surveyed are information analyses, delivery devices, and user services--the three staff activities necessary for successful operation of a system for career information. Also discussed are the organizational and financial components that enable them to function. (AF)

The decision-making process is reviewed and information needs are related to steps of the career decision-making process. Three forms of information files are described and guidelines are suggested for making information personally meaningful. Alternate modes of delivery of career guidance services are evaluated. (AF)

In discussing the role of education in assuring equity of opportunity for greater social and economic mobility, the conflicts among equity, open access, and the oversupply of educated labor are recognized. It is proposed that colleges can deal with these difficulties through improved advisement, instruction, and certification procedures. (AF)

The emergence, implementation, and interrelationships of various federally-sponsored information programs are described, along with the opportunities for development of state and local information services. Information services are shown to help improve access to educational and occupational opportunities and to bridge the gap between education…

Several new efforts by campuses to initiate educational information services designed to assist prospective students with making choices about schools and programs are reviewed to illustrate the diverse form they might take. (AF)

Offered are resources dealing with the improvement of educational information services, including: publications dealing with career development, federal agencies that sponsor programs aimed at improving occupational and educational information and information services, and organizations concerned with cooperative efforts to form networks of…

Services of community-based agencies, besides information and referral, are described. Their assessment, counseling, advocacy, and outreach services are designed to aid adult learners. Three case examples are discussed: the Community Based Educational Counseling for Adults (CBECA) program in Wisconsin, Boston's WINNERS program, and two…

Discussed is the wide variety in the quality of educational information available to adults on the job. Few companies currently offer comprehensive programs of educational information and counseling, but several companies are trying to do more to help their employees find continuing educational opportunities. (Author/AF)