Preprogram, field experience, and postprogram activities (e.g., community study skill development, communication skill development, orientation assignments, the university environment abroad, the family home-stay, work experiences, independent projects) can be used to enhance the value of cross-cultural experiences. (MSE)

The National Council on Aging in cooperation with a consortium of nine corporations and four unions is developing a retirement planning approach. Article focuses on preliminary findings of a survey of consortium companies' employees retirement attitudes and preparations. Seventy percent of those 40-65 indicated interest in attending a retirement…

Defines competency-based adult education as activities providing coping and life skills, functional literacy, mastery learning, external or alternative high school diplomas, and educational credits for life experiences. Discusses activities in relation to federally authorized Adult Basic Education, minimal testing, Adult Performance Level…

India's national adult education program is being planned to bring literacy to its 310 million adult illiterates. The first stage is projected to cover 100 million persons in the 15-35 age group by 1983-84. Problems include motivating institutions and individuals to participate and providing for adequate funding. (MF)

The McGill Faculty and Course Evaluation System, currently being tested at McGill University, attempts to coordinate existing evaluation models and present them in a comprehensible form to interested faculty members. The system includes user's guides, selected resources, workshops, consultants and a seven-step process. (JMD)

Describes a practical, job-related, 3 1/2 month long, basic chemistry course developed by Monsanto Research Corporation to train laboratory technicians and service employees. The course, centered around 31 chemistry topics, is designed to supplement university courses and stresses application of concepts. (BT)

Development of the senior center concept in Tennessee is described, with the goal of a multiple network of centers for statewide delivery of services. Includes training older adults as program leaders, preparing a senior resources directory, activities of many community organizations, and program funding arrangements. (MF)

College faculty can learn to deal with common questions concerning disabled students, such as how much special assistance to offer them, and what special accommodations must be made to their particular limitations. Program requirements should be reviewed in order to distinguish what is essential. (Author/JMD)

Implementing cooperative education requires careful planning, institutional support, and competent staffing. Suggestions for planning, setting objectives, recruiting students, job development, student counseling and placement, liaison with other colleges offices, and institutionalization are described. (Author/LBH)

To begin implementation of job development and other efforts, a Nassau County task force committee composed of representatives from business, labor, education, and government recruited a job developer to coordinate a county-wide program designed to increase employment opportunities for persons age 55 and over. Objectives of the committee include…

Educational organizations must harness forces within their own systems and in the larger environment that could stimulate changes that will make school systems viable learning systems. One way is to adopt organizational patterns and management concepts being developed by business, industry, and government. "Matrix" organizations are also…

Presents a description and an evaluation of a didactic interdisciplinary course, offered by the Schools of Allied Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work at the University of Connecticut, which concentrates on the theory of interprofessional behaviors necessary for "teaming"; includes an experiential component to stimulate a team…

Describes a study designed to determine the rate of job-leaving among vocational agriculture teachers in Minnesota, the kinds of positions they took, and the sources of teacher supply, in an effort to aid educational planners and teacher educators in meeting demands for agricultural education services. (HD)

A new trend in academic outreach programs, initiated to inspire and motivate minority students to prepare generally for college, is to create curriculum-based programs targeting students' specific academic or career interests. The MESA (Mathematics, Science, Engineering Achievement) Program serves as a model for development of other…

Reports on a four-year-old partnership between Appalachian State University (North Carolina), local school districts and telecommunications companies. Covers how the program has changed technically, and how its incorporated learning activities have changed over time--and why. (Author/AEF)