Described a program which will develop degree programs for adult students in three overlapping phases, following the pattern of development of the external degree in the United States. (Author/RK)

This document, the second of a two-part study, focuses on the area of continuing and adult education at Ferris State College (FSC), Michigan. An overview of the status of adult and continuing education and recommendations are provided by the schools of allied health, business, general education, education, pharmacy, technical and applied arts, and…

Continuing education for rural Americans is seen as a "step-child" to conventional on-campus programs. Elements of the British Open University are explored with the view of adapting them to American rural continuing education. (KR)

The Nontraditional Study Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia provides opportunities to adults in farming and agribusiness to earn degrees in agriculture without returning to campus through extension courses and other independent study formats. A survey of student attitudes indicated that students were very favorable toward the program.…

An external degree is one that may be earned outside the central structure of a college or university. The most common form of external degree program is the evening college in which students, who are usually working adults, meet the standard requirements for a four-year degree by taking a part-time program after work. No allowances are made in…

Nontraditional, external degree components of the IPCD (Institute for Personal Career Development) packages are competency based in anticipation of the fulfillment of personal and career objectives rather than for the fulfillment of traditional classroom objectives. (ABM)

The directory presents comprehensive information on the availability of 22 external degree programs and other innovative educational programs and is aimed at drug abuse personnel. The programs presented are diverse, with many offering credit for life experience and incorporating a variety of independent learning programs. Programs are arranged…

Several external degree programs offered by two- and four-year institutions in New York State and Connecticut are described, and some issues and problems in program planning and implementation for this adult and continuing education market are discussed. The programs are offered both through industry and by the institutions themselves. (MSE)

Serving as an educational delivery system, the Association for Continuing Education offers a broad range of programing to employees of San Francisco Bay Area firms that are members of the Stanford Instructional Television Network. Courses are available in business (leading to the MBA degree), management development, supervisory training,…

Educational services to adults in New York State are extensive and offered in many settings; credit is also available for learning outside the classroom. Adult learning needs and the services provided by the state, including basic education, external degree programs, occupational education, and correctional education, are summarized. (Author/JMD)

Central Michigan University's Institute of Personal and Career Development (IPCD) extends educational opportunities to adults who determine from their career experiences that they need additional professional competencies. The program is based on competency objectives which were evaluated according to broad criteria referenced tests. Upon…

College IV is a four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts, state supported college which does not possess a schedule of classes, a time base, a grading system, or a course structure. Utilizing a curriculum matrix of auto-instructional learning packages called modules, College IV is entirely self-paced. The curriculum is all "on-line," and…

The expansion of higher education in the United States has resulted in a variety of outreach programs to bring postsecondary education off the campus and into the community. New systems and programs of nontraditional study have emerged. Issues of current concern in open learning include: quality and effectiveness, outreach and access, research and…

The extension of opportunity to people--usually adults--to pursue college degree programs without the time and space restrictions characteristic of programs for students of conventional college age is of major importance in American postsecondary education. A general discussion of the policy issues in this area introduces a variety of such…

The bulk of this issue consists of five articles providing insight into various phases of adult continuing education. "The Meliorist Position as a Philosophic Base for Adult Education" (Gordon Clay Godbey) examines these questions about meliorism: should we accept as natural improvement of the human condition, the constant wars, the…