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Bradley, Francis X., Jr. – Engineering Education, 1977
This article is concerned with the report of a panel of national experts on continuing education. The panel recommended that continuing education courses for industrial workers and college faculty be offered on campus. They cited motivation problems and the need for tangible rewards for employees taking courses. (MA)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Assessment, Engineering Education, Feasibility Studies
National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. – 1988
This report had its origins in a request by the Council of the National Academy of Engineering to its Education Advisory Board (EAB) to consider selected aspects of the fundamental structure of engineering education. There was professional agreement that probably the least effective and appreciated aspect of engineering education was that which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Engineering Education, Engineers, Government Role
Goodnight, Ron – 1996
The Lifelong Learning Center for the 21st Century was proposed to provide personal renewal and technical training for employees at a major United States automotive manufacturing company when it implemented a new, computer-based Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining, robotics, and high technology facility. The employees needed training for…
Descriptors: Computers, Continuing Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Industrial Training

Burns, Nancy; Pickard, Myrna R. – Nursing Outlook, 1979
Describes a rural outreach program to provide continuing education in nursing practice to all levels of nursing personnel in rural hospitals. Covers difficulties in planning and implementing the programs and the steps taken to explain the program philosophy and gain the trust of hospital adminstration and staff. (MF)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Clinical Experience, Extension Education, Hospital Personnel