A non-credit program that examines various aspects of death and dying has been developed and tested in the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education. (MW)

THE NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER PLAN FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CALLS FOR PROGRAMS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ACHIEVED INITIAL EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED INITIAL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, FOR MAKING ITS RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, FOR EXTENDING ITS CULTURAL RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, AND FOR…

The role of colleges in providing lifelong education for alumni is considered. The book traces 75 years of alumni continuing education, with special attention to the years between 1956 and 1966, the beginning of the modern alumni continuing education era. Guidelines are offered for organizing and planning an alumni lifelong education program, and…

While the financial survival of postsecondary institutions is being stressed, continuing education operarions are facing increasing difficulties in surviving and competing. Strategies are needed for the significant survival of continuing education operations at the small college. The Lifelong Learning Center and others like it need to be concerned…

Offering an overview of the adult education program of Quitman County, Mississippi and its development from 1967 to 1969, the report reviews the history of the community-based project, community problems, resident participation, and project objectives. Begun in 1967 as a volunteer program in adult education for the poor of that rural Delta region,…

This handbook provides guidelines for administrators and teachers for establishing classes that emphasize individualized programed learning. The suggestions are primarily for use in community adult school classrooms of standard size. Some of the "hows" of setting up the program are: (1) the utilization of the classroom (space, size, and…

The purpose of the second evaluation of the Polyvalent Adult Education Center in Bombay, which was established in 1967, was to provide program feedback for India and other developing countries. Following an introduction, part 2 describes the Center program, part 3 consists of a program analysis, and part 4 contains a summary and recommendations.…

The New York State External High School Diploma Program is a competency-based assessment system serving adults who can demonstrate both basic and life skills. It represents an alternative to the General Educational Development (GED) program for busy, working adults--offering flexibility in time, location, and mode of assessment. Developed in the…

The mini-center concept described in the guide is an attempt to consolidate adult education services into a more effective instructional program by extending adult class meetings to four straight nights a week at a centrally located facility especially designed for adult education purposes. The guide discusses advantages and disadvantages of…

THE PLAN FOR EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIVE INSTITUTIONS IS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE TIMED PHASES TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS. A CHART REPRESENTING THE PROGRAM, AFFILIATED RESEARCH AND AGENCIES DELINEATES PLANNED ACTIVITIES. PHASE ONE (15 WEEKS) WILL SURVEY EXISTING PROGRAMS (VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES,…

Since 1967 the Appalachian Adult Education Center in cooperation with thirteen State departments of education has established several adult learning centers to provide services to the hard-core educationally disadvantaged and to test one specific method of operation to meet individual needs most effectively. Through this document, an attempt is…