The three papers presented relate to the problems of planning adult education and are titled "Adult Education for Whom? A Qualitative Analysis of the Customers,""From Literacy to Cultural Development," and "Out-of-School Education: Part of the System of a Parallel System?". The first paper trys to show that any discussion of adult education must…

Corrections systems are not addressing the educational needs of offenders. Policy-makers must recognize that the majority of those in corrections have severe problems and require special attention. There needs to be an assessment of current funding priorities both in corrections and education departments. (Author/MLF)

The multidimensional nature of continuing teacher education and the diversity of problems which surround it are discussed. (JD)

Outlined is a proposal for improving the accreditation process by holding a common higher standard for all small and large institutions at the initial accreditation; differentiating between initial accreditation and reaccreditation visits; and developing pilot sequential data-gathering plans for monitoring interim accreditability. (JD)

The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is now before Congress for review and reenactment. This article examines previous CETA program efforts and the new provisions intended to target jobs and training to the most disadvantaged in terms of income and length of unemployment. (Author/AM)

Preservice and graduate programs in educational administration fail to fill the situation-specific needs of principals, according to the author. What is needed is a variety of inservice programs, tailored for (and by) principals, that address both specific concerns and broader philosophic issues. (Author/DS)

An evaluation of the Douglas County (Kansas) Extension Program to determine clientele's level of awareness and acceptance of the program and program strengths and weaknesses, to establish new program directions and a base line for future evaluation efforts, and to develop methodology and materials to be used in evaluation. Procedures, findings,…

Article describes how video taping systems are being utilized by large corporations for management training purposes and as a total marketing and communication tool. (WL)

Describes problems and successes involved in a college's development of an annual Poetry Day that brings high school students to campus in order to stimulate the study and writing of poetry at the secondary level. (GW)

Notes that manpower needs in a technological society change rapidly, and that these changes require that distributive educators continually evaluate their programs and make modifications that reflect current manpower trends. To help distributive educators in determining manpower needs effectively, a model is presented to aid in making the…

Discusses various factors/activities to be considered in developing effective extension programs: consider multiple inputs to the planning process (including the needs of the people at the grass-roots level and legislative action), design a program considering these diverse factors, and implement the program in such a way that the clientele have…

Provides supportive evidence for a concept (M. Scriven's) of formative evaluation as a method for ongoing improvement of educational programs (including continuing education) through a description of the development and modification of a workshop in rehabilitation nursing, based on formative evaluation procedures. (TA)

Describes a successful Minnesota program, developed to improve counselors' performance, that was adapted from a similar teacher program. Administrators and counselors share performance criteria to focus on significant counseling behaviors. Includes a list of performance evaluation criteria. (MD)

Presents guidelines to be used when legislation which would expand existing early childhood programs for young children or create new programs is being considered. The categories for these guidelines include provisions for program standards to ensure quality programs; parental access and involvement; service eligibility; interagency linkages and…

Southwest Texas State University established a project to increase university teacher educator collaboration with the public schools through a combination of needs assessment and incentives. The project was found to be not only successful but also cost effective. (CB)