Recounts the history and development of the University Without Walls (UWW) program now underway at more than 20 colleges and universities nationwide. Describes the highly individualized and flexible program of learning, key ideas and concepts, degree and accreditation considerations, and financial implications. (Author/JH)

Hiring and maintaining a qualified interdisciplinary faculty is proving to be a great difficulty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (HS)

Concrete description of the components and operation of an institution based on "a new pattern of teacher education and responsive to community needs, and one which the author envisions as "the logical next step in urban higher education. (JS)

Reviews the background, development, and structure of the Open Tech Programme--a new British experiment in open learning--and compares it with the Open University with respect to their aims and methodologies. Funding and quality control are also discussed, and some advice is offered for other countries contemplating similar developments. (EAO)

The educational innovations at the University of California at Santa Cruz are being eliminated and the school is facing an enrollment crisis. The problems are discussed, although no solutions are presented. (SA)

The nontraditional education movement in postsecondary education has presented new problems for accreditation in terms of results vs process, governance, the rise of entrepreneurs, and territoriality. (JMF)

The financial and accreditation problems of the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, an innovative institution that includes the Union Graduate School and the undergraduate University Without Walls, are examined. Also discussed is the Union's ability to retain its experimental character as it faces retrenchment. (JMD)

Described is a program of experimental correspondence courses for youth who have resettled in Hsien province. Topics discussed include curriculum, teaching staff, political intent, structure, and organization of the correspondence courses. (Author/DB)

This report concerns the extablishment and development of the British Open University. Contents include the descriptions of: the development of the institution; staffing the open university; development of the Milton Keynes Campus; undergraduate course development; regional organization; demand for open university courses; development, production,…

This report examines the pertinent literature about subcolleges, summarizes their characteristics, and suggests areas for further research. Nine such subcolleges are described in terms of how they were initiated and what programs are offered. These subcolleges were selected for their distinctive characteristics and innovations. They range from…

This paper proposes a new kind of educational institution, the Human Services Institute (HSI), which would offer an action oriented work-study program of flexible duration to prepare young people for professions in the human services such as health, education, welfare, law, guidance, social work, therapy, urban planning, and public service. Such…

The Netherlands' higher education context and the problems of systematic evaluation are examined. The Free University's application of an evaluation model, AMOS, (Analyse Model voor het Onderwijs in A Studierichtingen) at the levels of institution, department, and course is described. (Author/MSE)

Results of a questionnaire survey of 67 persons from the nonacademic community who served as Community Faculty are presented. Included are demographic characteristics of the faculty, descriptions of student-faculty relationships, feelings about students, attitudes toward credits for life experience and remuneration, role definitions, and attitudes…

An educational outreach project is described that was conducted during 1974 and 1975 by University for Man (UFM), a free university based in Manhattan, Kansas, that offers educational programs to the state. The major objective of the project was to serve adult educational needs with programs examining public issues through a humanistic…