The appropriate educational uses of television and/or teleconferencing present similar but separate problems for adult learners. Adult educators should consult experts on planning and using these technologies before rushing ahead with them (JOW)

Adult learners differ from their younger counterparts in a number of ways. Of great importance to continuing education efforts is the fact that they are highly receptive to the appropriate use of educational technology. (Author)

A discussion of the instructional services provided by station WPSX-TV, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. (HB)

Although educational technology in health care institutions has developed considerably, there is still a lack of communication between the technologists and those who are directly involved in the learning process. Educators often view educational technology as a threat and the learners view it as an inconvenience. When new methods are used, they…

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)

Project Rural Family Development combines television, home study materials, telephone problem-solving service and home visitation into an effective new educational system. (Author)

Discusses the progress of educational television systems in Latin America. Three types of systems are identified and evaluated, one a direct import of the European or North American models of conventional schools instructional television, and two that have been developed in Latin America. (CHC)

This publication includes discussion of the use of "combined teaching systems" (and most specifically television) in various European adult education programs. Brief reports are included on several programs (general and technical education, and arts and letters courses, in France; literacy in Italy; and various televised courses in…

Explores alternative methods of higher education that are easily applicable to other than post-secondary institutions. (Editor)

Explores the politics, purposes, problems, and potential of instructional television (ITV) in lifelong learning, highlighting adult education ITV programs in Japan, Britain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, India, and Canada. (SK)

Responding to a need indicated by President Reagan's 1983 Initiative on Adult Literacy, this monograph considers the past, present, and future uses of television technology in literacy programs. Recognizing the amount of time Americans spend viewing television and the new possibilities for service delivery offered by such technological…

Mass media can be used to help meet needs for adult education. Many projects have proved the effectiveness of radio listening and television viewing groups. New technology such as low-cost radio and TV, communication satellites, and videotape recording equipment will lead to new techniques. But the technology itself is only a beginning. The…

Describes an experiment with adult education conducted in Poland in which television is used in out-of-school secondary level agricultural courses, often called correspondence secondary schools. (EM)

This document presents a general review of distance education as it currently pertains to secondary, postsecondary, and adult education. Chapter I discusses the general concepts of distance education. It addresses the nature of distance education and distance delivery, the distance learner, the distance instructor, and distance education learning…