Important issues addressed regarding the education of workers include the type of worker groups to be educated; their different educational needs (for work or leisure); the corporations, unions, and public institutions involved in education and their purposes; and the types of programs offered. (JMD)

The appropriate response of higher education, and liberal arts colleges in particular, to demands for career training in addition to liberal arts studies is addressed. Cooperative efforts with trade unions to serve the educational needs of organized labor are suggested as a first step. (JMD)

Through its own Education and Training Center, and in cooperation with neighboring colleges, Tektronix, Inc. of Oregon, is able to offer employees two basic types of educational programs: the in-house program and the college degree program. (JMD)

In 1977, the National Institute of Education commissioned a study to address consumer protection concerns regarding external degree programs. Important findings are summarized and include the conclusion that the opportunity to have credits accepted for prior college work is a major attraction to external degree seekers. (JMD)

A study of affective development in the adult, nonresidential students of Empire State College, the college-without-walls, indicates that students experienced significant overall development during the testing period, unlike students in traditional settings. Differentiations in the results on the basis of such factors as age and sex are noted.…

Literature and rationales regarding the need for parent education curricula in colleges are reviewed and a survey to determine interest on the part of parents and future parents is reported. Over two-fifths of the survey participants, high school and college students, and parents in the New York area, showed serious interest in credit courses.…

The renewed interest in general education in colleges is addressed in this discussion that also considers the problems associated with core curriculums and distribution requirements. A team teaching structure with an interdisciplinary orientation that also considers the needs of different student populations is proposed. (Author/JMD)

This article provides background on several types of nontraditional higher education programs, particularly the external degree programs. The program effectiveness and related costs strategy developed by Empire State College and adapted to several other institutions are reviewed. (JMF)

There are several alternatives to closing a small elementary school. The choice among them will be influenced by the beliefs of policy makers and by a number of situational factors. Analysis of these factors is likely to lead to a more defensible and a less arbitrary choice. (Author/SJL)

Summarized are three studies which used the Barclay Classroom Climate Inventory to measure the psychological and social-affective impact of six different classroom settings and a specific mainstreaming procedure on 240 educable mentally retarded and learning disabled pupils. Implications for mainstreaming and placement decisions are drawn. (SJL)

Discusses the objectives, practices, and values associated with home-based early childhood programs. (MP)

Educational researchers are urged to consider the benefits of creating a center for the study of unanticipated and short-lived educational phenomena. (MM)

The Pennsylvania State Department of Education (PDE) provides leadership in the development of experiential education programs to many of over 200 degree-granting institutions in the state. The development of this movement and impact of the leadership efforts, special programs, and PDE facilitation and consultation roles are described. (Author/LBH)

Experience-Based Career Education finds a comprehensive curriculum existing outside school walls; it restructures the educational environment to take maximum advantage of direct experience and of community institutions' special capabilities for preparing youths for adulthood. Staff, student, and community resource person roles are defined and…

Career development needs of Illinois secondary school youth, and plans being made in the State to meet those needs, are described. Two Illinois agencies have been awarded planning grants for NIE's Experience-Based Career Education demonstration projects: the Illinois State Board of Education and Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4. (AJ)