Brokering services are one way of meeting the service needs of nontraditional students. They provide assistance in establishing goals, information sources/referral, information and assistance in problem solving and decision making, and advocacy and support. (AYC)

Examines adult basic education, adult education, continuing education, and community services, collectively referred to as "community education", which comprise a group of functions, activities, and programs that have grown during the past ten years more rapidly than the traditional functions of transfer and occupational education. (TP)

Rockland Community College's Family College offers a program that serves the community at three levels: It offers courses designed for specific age groups, trips and other learning experiences for the whole family, and psychological workshops dealing with family problems. Tuition averages $20 per course, and many are free. (LBH)

Describes the two basic program development methods used in a parent education project of the Franklin County (Ohio) Children Services: (1) program development by local planning committees from specific suburban, rural, and urban geographical areas, and (2) construction of predesigned programs for parents who are clients of the agency. (MF)

Reports the results of a survey designed to ascertain the characteristics (age, sex, race, marital status, family income) of 4,631 community services students at nine Florida community colleges and to determine their reasons for taking such courses and the degree to which the courses met their expectations. The questionnaire is included. (DC)

Discusses the socioeconomic effects of the shift from an industrial to an information society. Points to the community college (and particularly community services and continuing education) as the best vehicle to assist business/industry in the most effective use of human resources and the selection and delivery of information. (DMM)

A Multnomah County, Oregon community health services program provides medical students with a vivid introduction to the environment of many inner-city patients and affords students a greater appreciation of the interaction of social, psychological, environmental, and biological factors in medical care than is possible in traditional clerkships.…

Reports on a 1985 survey of community services/continuing education administrators conducted to determine administrator characteristics in the following areas: personal data, academic preparation and experience, professional activities, primary position goal, and percentage of time spent on various college functions. (DMM)

Describes the outreach services of an urban family health and social service organization catering to low-income young childbearing families in East Harlem, New York. Using an innovative multidisciplinary model, the organization's primary emphasis is on working with families in their own homes and eventually moving out into the community.…

Presents several definitions of community services. Argues that community colleges will offer different community services depending upon their missions, and that community services should be designed to meet individual, institutional, and community needs. Proposes an adaptive community services model designed to respond to community needs, while…

Presents citations and abstracts for ERIC documents dealing with the characteristics, background, and educational objectives of students enrolled in community services and continuing education programs. (DMM)

Studied the relationship between purpose and practice in vocational classrooms. Purposes included gaining (1) technical skills, (2) sense of competence, (3) understanding of applications, (4) reasoning skills, (5) life roles experience, (6) experience in working with others, (7) community service experience, and (8) aesthetic appreciation and…

Describes the Commission on Future Academic Leadership for Continuing Higher Education within the context of major social and technological changes affecting society. Provides a partial list of commission members. Lists the commissions' goals related to the development of college leadership capable of responding to rapid social change. (AYC)

Presents results of a survey of 548 Maryland community college faculty teaching noncredit courses regarding their attitudes and expectations toward 37 institutional practices in the areas of administrative support, communication, instructional development, committees and faculty groups, personnel, professional growth and development, and student…

Considers natural, informal, and formal rural helping systems in an effort to clarify and elaborate concepts that are useful in understanding the context of rural practice. Describes and gives examples that influence available services: functionalist, historicist, acculturation, exchange, and ecological effects. (NEC)