In 1997-1998, there were more than 1.3 million enrollments in college-level, credit-granting distance education courses; this is approximately double the almost 754,000 formal enrollments in 1994-1995. The number of courses offered also almost doubled, with the nearly 26,000 distance education courses offered by 2- and 4-year higher education…

This document briefly highlights how the Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) supports all types of libraries and museums in the United States. Short lists of statistics on library connectivity, patrons, school library funding, and reference librarian services, and on museum visitors, museum services, and museum holdings are provided.…

This study developed a profile of regionally accredited for-profit institutions of higher education, studying their characteristics, whether there are regional differences in the characteristics of for-profit institutions, and whether there is a business strategy surrounding regional accreditation that suggests it is valued by owners above other…

This document reports on an NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) study of the proposal to close NTIS (National Technical Information Service) and shift its paper, microfiche, digital archives, and bibliographic database to the Library of Congress. The report documents the results of research, interviews, public…

This directory lists U.S. postsecondary degree-granting institutions degrees whose accreditations are recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and/or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Addresses, phone numbers, key personnel, Federal Interagency Commission on Education numbers, degrees offered, and tuition estimates are included…

During the last decade, there has been an increasing demand from the government, clients, certifying bodies, and the contributing public for human service agencies serving the handicapped to provide full information about their finances, operation, and services. (Author)

Discusses the changing relationships between the Canadian government and voluntary social welfare agencies, with emphasis on the roles of voluntary agencies in light of growing governmental influence. The problems of voluntary agencies are discussed and illustrated. (DP)

Citing studies to demonstrate that illiteracy and functional illiteracy are not dying out, the author statistically describes the volunteer-teacher program (National Affiliation for Literacy Advance) derived from the Right to Read'' program. (AG)

Librarians and publishers have worked together for the past twenty years and hopefully will continue to cooperate in the future. Past and present programs such as National Library Week and the International Book Year are discussed. (DH)

If the era of massive federal spending on education is ending, it may a good thing for the U.S. Office of Education. (Editor/SP)

The philosophical and psychological stance toward the handicapped known as advocacy is defined and espoused. (KW)

This essay is based on the discussion of the paper by S. Cafiero, previously appearing in this journal. The author wants to underline that some of the same themes which appeared in the discussion of Italian community development projects appear to come back when problems of administrative decentralization are discussed today. (Editor/RY)

Defends the contemporary effectiveness of the WEA (Workers' Educational Association). (AN)

Finland's study circles are under the aegis of voluntary associations, and are an integral part of the national education system. They are directed by six national study centers, and in certain instances are used in combination with correspondence study programs. (MF)

The authors, writing from experience, offer an alternative to the views expressed by Professor Shaw of the possibilities open to the WEA in association with university extra-mural departments. (Editor)