At the turn of the century, William Rainey Harper's concept of continuing education fostered correspondence study, a precursor of distance education. History shows the need for practices that move from emphasis on classroom instruction to appropriate and fully integrated use of new technologies that will realize the true potential of distance…

The goal behind a televised correspondence class in theatre is to expose students to the fact that variety is a magic factor in theater. In the three-unit course, students watch televised videotapes; read the plays, textbook, and teacher-developed study guide; and mail in their completed assignments. The first videotape, "Miss Julie," shows a…

A description is given of the development, implementation, and the functional outcome of a revised inservice education correspondence course on leadership development in vocational education, which was offered by the University of Illinois. When used as group study and with invited guidance and administrative personnel, the course was very…

The Preliminary Unit Pack (PUP) experiment was an attempt to identify non-starters in correspondence education early in the program stages. An initial pack of resources sent to enrollees was reduced in size and a response to this material required prior to formal enrollment. A reduction of the non-starter rate was achieved in the experimental…

A model syllabus is presented for a correspondence course on the history of North West Africa in the age of European colonization. (Editor/PG)

This study guide groups eleven lessons into four study units. The first unit discusses the development and basic concepts of solar heating. The second unit deals with the nomenclature of the solar heating system. The third study unit covers sizing of the solar heating system to meet demand and discusses the operation of the total system. The…

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF DEVELOPING AND CONDUCTING TRAINING PROGRAMS. A 1962 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SURVEY COVERING 710,662 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH EMPLOYED FROM FOUR TO OVER 500 EMPLOYEES FOUND THAT ABOUT ONE-FIFTH HAD TRAINING PROGRAMS IN OPERATION. ADVANTAGES OF TRAINING PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ARE -- (1) THE…

The objectives of the study were twofold: (1) to determine if correspondence study is a viable approach for offering vocational education to residents of Wisconsin who want and need a vocational education program, (2) to design a correspondence study model for vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE). To carry out these broad objectives:…

This survey provides basic information on the use of correspondence education by university, government, and other non-profit organizations within the British Commonwealth countries. Based on information supplied by the institutions, a brief summary describes the work of each, including: name, objectives, languages, subjects, enrollment, staff,…

The 1960's witnessed in Europe the development of distant study systems based, to begin with, essentially on radio and/or television together with correspondence courses. In secondary education these included the German Telekolleg and the French RTS Promotion, produced under the auspices of the Office Francais des Techniques Modernes d'Education;…

This paper summarizes some of the recent literature on unconventional college-level education gained outside the classroom. The first section reviews the major types of off-campus learning for which college credit is received, including correspondence instruction, educational television, military service experiences, and independent study. The…

Instruments directed toward mass education and in use or soon to be in use in Tanzania are discussed. These include radio, radio with the addition of written study aids, or a combination of these with correspondence instruction. The radio approach to adult education has been uncoordinated at the national level. Each organization with radio time…

Home study (correspondence study) is being used in industry and business to improve employee retention and increase job proficiency. (ABM)

This is the twentieth in a series of profiles documenting the experiences of 24 institutions with the use of instructional technology. Golden West College is serving as the base for a spinoff institution that will have virtually no campus and will deliver instruction via TV and correspondence. (Author/LBH)