The status of external degree programs in traditional institutions is examined. Basing evaluation on the guidelines set forth by the Carnegie Commission for Non-Traditional Study (l973); it is suggested that external programs have not adequately been integrated into the academic mainstream. (Author/MLW)

A study of external degree program students' participation in and attitudes toward their programs used Cross's Chain-of-Response model to examine future goal orientation, anticipated educational benefits, attitudes toward prior learning, program barriers, and program supports. Important variables are discussed. (MSE)

Thirty learning styles preferences are profiled for a group of adult male students enrolled in an external degree program. The Canfield Learning Style Inventory was used to assess the adult students' learning styles. Correlations between learning styles and traditional learning environments were examined. (Author/MLW)

The Nova University Master's Program for Child Care Administrators, a guided study program serving 150 administrators in North America, is described. The potential for its use of electronic mail to form a widespread communications network for students and faculty is discussed. (MSE)

A survey of graduates' satisfaction with and perceptions of the effectiveness of off-campus and on-campus master's degree programs in special education revealed differences in attitudes toward service delivery and the importance of program goals in the two programs, but no differences in knowledge of program competencies or overall program…