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University Continuing Education in Canada: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities.

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Title: University Continuing Education in Canada: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities.
Language: English
Authors: Brooke, Michael, Waldron, Mark
Availability: Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc., 240 Portage Road, Lewiston, NY 14092.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 333
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Book
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Programs, College Role, Community Education, Conservation Education, Continuing Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Institutional Cooperation, Models, Program Administration, Program Development, Program Improvement, Services, Strategic Planning, Student Characteristics, Summer Programs, Theory Practice Relationship
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISBN: 978-1-55077-053-7
Abstract: This book contains the following papers about the role and activities of Canada's universities in continuing education: "Introduction" (Brooke, Waldron); "Continuing Education and the Canadian Mosaic" (Selman); "Philosophical Issues in Continuing Education" (Selman); "Improving Support Services for Adult Learners" (Potter); "Deans and Directors: The Challenge of Organizing University Extension" (Pearce); "The Competitiveness Continuum--Managing Education and Training in the Next Decade" (Scott); "Strategic Planning: Designing Your Future" (Brooke, Wikkramatileke); "Cost-Recovery: The Current Challenge" (Cruikshank); "Models for the Future" (Waldron); "The Two Solitudes of Scholarship and Practice" (Thompson, Wagner); "Using Research to Achieve Change" (Devlin); "Towards a Changing Profile of the Adult Learner" (Haughey); "Financial Management of Scarce Resources" (Bilyea); "Program Planning: Issues, Functions, and Implications" (Blackburn, Lamble); "Evaluation: A Multifaceted Window on Extension's World" (Davie); "Towards a Theoretical Framework for University Community Education" (Lund); "The Extension Programmer: Keystone of Success" (Conrad); "Institutional Collaboration: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally" (Wong); "Workplace Learning: Challenges and Opportunities" (Baskett, Jackson); "University Extension and Conservation Education" (Einsiedel, Jr.); "Changing the Distance Education Management Model at UVic [University of Victoria]" (Seaborne, McDavid); "Communication Technology and Distance Education" (Moore); "Values and Methodologies in Distance Education" (O'Rourke); "Single or Dual Mode: Challenges and Choices for the Future of Education" (Croft); "Summer Institutes: An Innovative Approach to Non-Traditional Education" (Martin, Koczka); and "Collaborative Development and Distance Delivery of Extension Programs" (Archer, Koczka). Contains 508 references. (MN)
Entry Date: 1995
Accession Number: ED375316
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This book contains the following papers about the role and activities of Canada's universities in continuing education: "Introduction" (Brooke, Waldron); "Continuing Education and the Canadian Mosaic" (Selman); "Philosophical Issues in Continuing Education" (Selman); "Improving Support Services for Adult Learners" (Potter); "Deans and Directors: The Challenge of Organizing University Extension" (Pearce); "The Competitiveness Continuum--Managing Education and Training in the Next Decade" (Scott); "Strategic Planning: Designing Your Future" (Brooke, Wikkramatileke); "Cost-Recovery: The Current Challenge" (Cruikshank); "Models for the Future" (Waldron); "The Two Solitudes of Scholarship and Practice" (Thompson, Wagner); "Using Research to Achieve Change" (Devlin); "Towards a Changing Profile of the Adult Learner" (Haughey); "Financial Management of Scarce Resources" (Bilyea); "Program Planning: Issues, Functions, and Implications" (Blackburn, Lamble); "Evaluation: A Multifaceted Window on Extension's World" (Davie); "Towards a Theoretical Framework for University Community Education" (Lund); "The Extension Programmer: Keystone of Success" (Conrad); "Institutional Collaboration: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally" (Wong); "Workplace Learning: Challenges and Opportunities" (Baskett, Jackson); "University Extension and Conservation Education" (Einsiedel, Jr.); "Changing the Distance Education Management Model at UVic [University of Victoria]" (Seaborne, McDavid); "Communication Technology and Distance Education" (Moore); "Values and Methodologies in Distance Education" (O'Rourke); "Single or Dual Mode: Challenges and Choices for the Future of Education" (Croft); "Summer Institutes: An Innovative Approach to Non-Traditional Education" (Martin, Koczka); and "Collaborative Development and Distance Delivery of Extension Programs" (Archer, Koczka). Contains 508 references. (MN)
ISBN:978-1-55077-053-7