Print is the most popular medium for learning outside the classroom. Important techniques of teaching through print are the correspondence study guide and self-directed learning text. Much is being learned from experience and research about the design of printed courses and their use in teaching adults. (Author/CH)

Gives advice for the correspondence course instructor on profiling students, structuring the course, preparing study guides, and encouraging adult learners. (SK)

To contribute to a deeper understanding of distance education and its potential development, this 19-chapter book systematically relates correspondence education to seven teaching models: Skinner's behavior control model, Rothkopf's model for written instruction, Ausubel's advance organizer model, Egan's structural communication model, Bruner's…

The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the problems that arise when" teaching materials for television broadcast are produced as part of a collaborative team effort, and under acute time pressure." (Author/AK)

THE PURPOSE WAS TO DETERMINE IF MATERIALS CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO PROGRAMING PRINCIPLES WOULD BE RELATED TO ACHIEVEMENT, COMPLETION TIME, AND DROPOUT RATE IN CORRESPONDENCE STUDY. THREE METHODS WERE USED IN ADMINISTERING THE NINTH-GRADE LEVEL TEMAC ALGEBRA PROGRAM AND THE ENGLISH 2600 PROGRAM. SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMED MATERIALS WERE PREPARED AND…

An exploratory study sought reactions from adult students to study materials provided for them in an independent study program. This study is part of an effort to improve instructional materials for distance education by relating the actual study strategies used by students to instructional design components. (EAO)

All National Home Study Council (NHSC) schools need public relations (PR) programs that are focused on the success of the school's graduates and the educational rigor and quality of its instruction rather than on the school owner's personal success or the success/size of the school. PR can be handled by schools' marketing departments. PR programs…

This discussion of the educational potential of audiotape and videotape cassettes in distance teaching considers each medium individually, with examples of how the Open University has tried to exploit them in its teaching, and comments on some major differences between the two media and their implication for education. Characteristics of…

This module on writing instructional objectives is the sixth of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each module takes…

This handbook discusses the use of distance education for teacher training and examines the case for and against distance teaching; its organization; the development, production, and distribution of distance-teaching materials; tutoring and counseling; and the monitoring and evaluation of finance and resources. Distance teaching is defined as the…

A review of current guides for and advice on preparing distance education materials suggests that such aids are inadequate to help solve the problems faced by course developers because of several underlying assumptions: (1) there is no need for advice on the preparation process--establishing an ideal of the desired product is enough; (2) good…

The use of correspondence or home study courses for noncredit is a recent development in the field of adult education. The challenge facing the extension worker is to be able to develop and deliver the type of program that not only meets the learning (content) need of the participant but that also meets the learning situation. Unfortunately, the…

This resource book contains practical advice on all aspects of correspondence study, contributed by countries in which correspondence teaching has become an integral adjunct to the regular educational system. Included are discussions of school organization; writing, editing, and correction of studies; cost of production of materials; school…

The 12-country cooperative project that is reviewed involved the following activities and outputs: group training workshops/seminars, inter-country study visits, the development of training materials for regional training programs and preparation of a training handbook, support to and development of national training programs, and evaluation.…