In the winter of 2007, a small group of faculty and administrators at East Carolina University (ECU) began discussions with personnel at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Monroe, Virginia, regarding the education and continuing professional development of U.S. Army civilian interns and careerists (two types of…

This book focuses on helping individuals to be effective educators and on helping improve the practice of continuing professional education. It identifies the elements of effective practice for continuing professional educators. The most common and important types of situations that continuing professional educators face, the range of choices open…

Rapid technological change has created a great need for continuing education programs for those engineers not participating in advanced degree programs. The Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD) believes an additional system is needed to enable the engineer, employer, and educator to measure and maintain continuing education…

THE BUREAU OF STUDIES IN ADULT EDUCATION WAS FOUNDED AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 1947 AND ASSIGNED THE TASK OF PROVIDING OFF-CAMPUS NONCREDIT COURSES IN ADULT EDUCATION. THE BUREAU BEGAN BY PROVIDING FIELD SERVICES, RANGING FROM PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON ADULT EDUCATION PROBLEMS TO PROVIDING GENERAL ADULT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IT…

Over the past 10 years an effort has been directed toward developing a new conceptual formulation related to the professional development of and functions performed by the adult/extension educator-practitioner. The purpose for such a new formulation is one of providing a more adequate conceptual basis for: (1) designing professional development…

The Maryland Community Service and Continuing Education (CS/CE) project for strengthening CS/CE programs aimed: (1) to provide a continuing process for inservice training and development of personnel engaged in CS/CE; (2) to establish and maintain mechanisms for communication and cooperation among those involved in Maryland's CS/CE programs; and…

This issue of the Courier has as its main topic nonformal education for vocational and professional competence. The first article, "Nonformal Education for Vocational and Professional Competence: A Report of a Conference" (John Doraisamy), is a summary of the discussions that arose from the papers presented at the Asian-South Pacific…

The concept of self-directed learning is examined from five vantage points: definition, importance, categories, characteristics of learners and activities, and implications for continuing medical education and program planning. (SK)

This research project developed two strategic plans for distance education in social work. The project involved use of a developmental problem-solving methodology, creation of a conceptual framework thorough a literature search, visits to sites that use distance education, consultations with experts, and attendance at local and national…

Midwest Continuing Professional Education for Nurses (MCPEN), the only regional organization in the United States whose sole purpose is the promotion and development of continuing education in nursing, has directed its efforts to issues of: membership, recording/transferability, impact of continuing education, leadership, recognition,…

A graduate program in workplace learning at the University of Calgary evolved into a continuing online community. A 5-year evaluation revealed some key elements: use of adult learning principles, effective instructional design, timely and meaningful feedback, and a cohort model. (JOW)

The typical retrospective approach to planning continuing professional education fails to close the knowledge gap of health professionals. The futurist literature is reviewed to determine new knowledge, role conceptions, related basic disciplines, and personal growth that nurses will need to master to avoid professional obsolescence. (Author)

A study determined the learning needs of office oncology nurses (n=290)as a critical first step in planning education programs. Participants ranked cancer-care topics similarly, regardless of age, background, or experience. The highest-ranked needs were clustered in the areas of cancer nursing practice, major cancers, and cancer treatment.…

With the increasing emphasis on the concept of career education, there is a need to integrate World of Work activities and existing vocational education programs. To achieve this, 279 teachers, teacher educators, state personnel, and industry representatives met to formulate objectives and to suggest specific action steps in each of nine areas.…

This literature review on the preparation of professional adult educators attempts to cover the leading areas of discussion and research as well as some of the more interesting conclusions reported. Six major preoccupations of research are outlined, followed by two chapters on adult education as a discipline and a profession, patterns of adult…