A view of the development and operation of a closed circuit educational television system in London. (STS)

Discusses trends in adult education and their implications for instructional developers, and notes areas where reviews of research are needed: existing telecourse packages, recruitment and retention of adult learners, effective instructional strategies, logistics and costs of alternate delivery systems, and technical assistance and training needs…

The development and implementation of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education's pre-retirement planning program is described. The program (available statewide) consists of eight educational television programs dealing with various aspects of retirement planning and seminar's using team teaching to reinforce the televised programs. (MS)

A project sponsored by Children's Television Workshop helps 2 generations learn their Ps and Qs -- and have fun doing it. (Author/KM)

Paper attempts to examine what the difficulties are in reconciling adult education teachers, their students, and the educational television broadcaster to a program beneficial to both sides. (Author/RK)

Article analyzes further findings of a survey previously reported on the characteristics and roles of present day adult education students. (MB)

Excerpts from questionnaire sent in preparation for the World Conference on Adult Education to all member states of Unesco and to international nongovernmental organizations. (MB)

Describes Rural Family Development (RFD), a demonstration project which takes adult education into the home by way of weekly TV shows, specially prepared instructional bulletins, and person-to-person contact with trained home visitors. (ML)

Inmates engaged in a televised instructional program (n=360) had significantly lower recidivism than nonparticipants. No differences in behavior as measured by disciplinary actions were found. Because of uncontrolled variables (employment and educational level), causal inferences could not be made. (SK)

The University of Southern California in Los Angeles has an instructional television system that enables on-the-job scientists to keep up with new information without commuting to the campus. (Author/MLF)

The author suggests that there should be a continuing policy for educative broadcasting especially sensitive to the needs of lifelong non-participants in formal post-school education. He recommends extending the amount of up-market programing, injecting educative content into the down-market programs, and giving maximum exposure to educative…

Twelve papers focus on post-school provision for mentally handicapped young people and adults in Great Britain. The following papers are presented: "Educational Opportunities for People with Severe Learning Difficulties" (S. Hegarty); "Further Education Provision for Students with Severe Learning Difficulties--Analysis of Survey…

A discussion of Pakistan's plans for utilizing instructional television, particularly for an adult literacy program. (HB)

An analysis of the general conditions and problems involved in independent study systems, restricting discussion to the adult sector, by considering TELE-CNAM. (Author)