Intended to help developers of home study courses and their directors of education create good correspondence courses, this document updates the 1980 edition and was developed by members of the National Home Study Council's Research and Educational Standards Committee. The document begins with photographs and biographies of its authors. The chapters and authors are "From Theory to Practice" (Fowler); "Naming the Parts" (Lambert); "Developing the Modern Home Study Course" (Frenzel); "Supervising Course Authors" (McKeown); "Preparing Instructional Objectives" (Evans); "Working Magic with Manuscripts" (Marshall); "Managing Text Readability" (Hughes); "Writing Examinations" (Loftus); "Motivation through Interaction and Media" (Dasenbrock); "Designing a Home Study Course" (Foltz);"Managing Course Production" (Clark); "Completion Rate Studies" (Whittington); and "Financial Analysis" (Godfrey). The document contains 27 references. (CML)