This qualitative, multi-case study was designed to examine off-campus centers and their administrators in creating an effective learning environment for adult learners. Serving as the conceptual framework, invitational leadership theory is a holistic approach which nurtures the belief that everyone is intrinsically motivated and it is the leaders'…

Iowa has 85 colleges and universities, and 112 registered instructional schools. In a world of growing online educational opportunities, the state's higher education institutions continue to provide an additional 130 sites where face-to-face learning takes place. Educators suggest that there continues to be a strong need for face-to-face learning…

The number of adult graduate students continues to increase in America's higher education institutions. The needs of the adult learner are diverse, and it is a challenge to institutions to meet the needs of this increasing student population. Institutions have responded by offering programs of study both on campus and expanded program offerings at…

Educational centers serve a number of purposes. Foremost, they are a more cost-effective way of meeting increased student demand than building costly comprehensive full-service campuses. Educational centers also promote shared facility use and intersegmental collaboration, which enables higher education systems to use resources more efficiently.…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) recognizes the importance of educational centers as a cost-effective means for meeting increased student demand. Educational centers are an economical way of serving a region's educational needs because they often involve collaboration and shared facility use with high schools, university…

Since students have become bored with traditional physical education programs, there has been an upsurge of off-campus and/or new activities. This article reports on a survey of these activities that polled 200 colleges and universities by means of a questionnaire. (JA)

A comparison of off- and on-campus, graduate-level courses showed no differences in quality of students, professors, and the learning situation; but it suggested that off-campus courses may be different from on-campus courses. (EB)

RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE FOR A REMOTE CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN A SECLUDED AREA NEAR MANCHESTER, WASHINGTON, COMPLEMENTARY TO AN ADJACENT MARINE BIOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER. THE OPTIMUM CAPACITY SUGGESTED WAS FOR 60 PERSONS OVERNIGHT AND 150 FOR DAILY INSTRUCTION AND DINING. FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE…

This paper outlines issues related to off-campus instructional sites for Virginia's public colleges and universities. Until the late 1980s, the State Council of Higher Education provided oversight for the off-campus instructional activities of public institutions of higher education. Until the mid-1990s, the Council remained interested in…

Three types of off-campus instructional arrangements are described with varying amounts of faculty supervision. Under each type, several suggestions are discussed to help departments minimize the chances of litigation arising in connection with the programs. (JMF)

The orientation program for new students at the University of Maryland, College Park, provides sessions for students who have secured on-campus housing, students who have secured off-campus housing, and students who are seeking housing. Topics covered in the latter session (the "housing hunters" session) include: (1) prioritizing…

This article, adapted from doctoral dissertation entitled "Cost-Benefit Analysis in a University Setting: The Housing of Students," discusses the use of a systems approach where students are housed in various facilities: nonuniversity apartments, fraternities or cooperatives. (IR)

Campus facilities for students who wish to pursue an academic degree but cannot attend the campus offering the degree present a challenge to the institution. This paper discusses the design of physical facilities after only a brief discussion of instructional techniques and passing reference to the formidable problems of transition from…