Institutions of higher learning in all the major countries of Western Europe are plagued by student dissent due to overcrowding and irrelevance of the curriculum offered. A step taken by England to meet this problem is the establishment of a televised correspondence course leading to a college degree and available to everyone, regardless of his…

Comparison of 64 attendees at a gardening lecture and 43 completers of a gardening correspondence course showed that lecture participants had a higher change in scores, correspondence participants a higher mean test score. Lecture respondents had greater interest in more information and felt that the extension office was more responsive. (SK)

The role of tutors is becoming increasingly important in preventive medicing correspondence courses in China's health program. (JR)

"Education in the Twenty First Century" was the theme of this first Annual Meeting of the European Home Study Council (EHSC), which was preceded by a congress on October 28, 1968. This theme reflects the thoughts of the EHSC as to the future direction of home study if increasing demands for education are to be met. The speeches are preceded by "An…

A compilation of schedules of colleges and universities offering correspondence instruction to military personnel through USAFI, is presented. Responsibility for the content of courses rests with the particular college or university offering them. Course numbers, course titles, number of lessons, credit, and enrollment fees listed are effective…

Print is the most popular medium for learning outside the classroom. Important techniques of teaching through print are the correspondence study guide and self-directed learning text. Much is being learned from experience and research about the design of printed courses and their use in teaching adults. (Author/CH)

Describes two correspondence courses for early adolescent students ("Latin-By-Mail" and "Ancient Greek-By-Mail") established by the Talent Identification Program at Duke University to help fill the gap caused by the teacher shortage in classical languages. The Latin program includes introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses; the ancient…

A program of eight lessons to teach dairymen how to feed dairy cows to help them reach their genetic potential is described and evaluated. (MS)

Describes success of Britain's Open University in making remote access computer facilities available to students enrolled in correspondence courses. (SP)

Ethiopia is just now beginning to emerge from her ancient, once glorious past, and adult education is one of the means by which this is being accomplished. (Author/EB)

The Research Institute of Evening Schools in Leningrad is experimenting with a variety of forms of teaching and scheduling to meet students' particular needs: accelerated programs, differentiated training, or short sessions of full-time study combined with correspondence courses. (MF)

Discusses several points made by Keegan in an article of the same title which appeared in "Distance Education" in March 1980 and also classifies the different types of distance education and their respective philosophies and teaching requirements. (EAO)

To meet the shortage of qualified teachers and to improve the quality of teaching in the developing world, distance teaching (radio, television, and correspondence courses) shows promise. (BD)