Points to research findings that have implications for the staffing and administration of college-level study skills centers. (GW)

Information regarding noncredit continuing education offerings for adults was gathered through on-site interviews conducted at ten institutions of higher education. Results are reported in the following areas: administrative structure, the developmental process for noncredit programs, program promotion, program evaluation, relationships between…

Outlines and describes the five basic steps used in Texas to set up and operate an outreach center for continuing education in nursing. These steps consist of the following: (1) establish and clear policies with administration of sponsoring institution, (2) select outreach center personnel, (3) select advisory committee, (4) plan program offering…

Discusses the advantages of correspondence education in England and the Netherlands, the development of correspondence education in both countries, and the more recent developments of the Open University in England and the Foundation Inspection of Education by Correspondence (ISO) in the Netherlands, the former enlarging educational opportunities…

Advocates the continued administration of public relations courses within the journalism curriculum. (RL)

Reports the results of developing and pilot testing assessment procedures for evaluating the level of program implementation of administrative and leadership roles in an innovative early childhood education program. Subjects were school principals, educational program specialists, and classroom teachers in five urban schools. (Author/BB)

Recommends, for the management of community college adult/continuing education programs, strategic planning to determine the unit's niche within the educational marketplace and interorganizational "coupling" as a means of cooperating with other organizations to foster innovation. Offers a case study of "coupling" at Allegany…

The principles and common practices of enrollment management efforts in colleges and universities are outlined, and institutional conditions favoring effective enrollment management are discussed. (MSE)

A year-old foundation at the Georgia Institute of Technology is the first in the country that is entirely student-operated. Students have raised over $150,000 for its endowment, managed its assets, and used interest on the money to finance almost $6,000 in grants for 10 new student projects. (MSE)

A review of the literature concerning second language program evaluation looks at definitions of program evaluation, approaches taken to it, and the purposes that evaluation has fulfilled. Use of program evaluation to educate those working in or with second-language programs is recommended. (MSE)

The current status of Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) is reviewed with special attention to microcomputer-based systems. The primary conclusion is that CATI systems can aid in the administration of telephone surveys in addition to reducing sources of survey error, but CATI systems are neither inexpensive nor easily implemented.…

The use of quantitative techniques for research and development management in large U.S. industrial firms is reviewed, current patterns of technique familiarity and usage are described, and suggestions for the direction of project management systems are given. (MSE)

Winners of a national contest for cost-cutting in campus maintenance, institutional planning, and program administration and the nature of their innovations are reported. (MSE)

This study was conducted (1) to describe the nature and magnitude of allied health education program directors' organizational and professional commitment and (2) to determine the utility of these measures in explaining variations in the job satisfaction of these professionals. (Author/CT)