THE EFFECTIVE USE OF FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, AND MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN SMALL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IS IMPERATIVE IF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS ARE TO BE MET. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING AND THE USE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES IN A LIMITED CURRICULUM. THE USE OF AN AMPLIFIED TELEPHONE IN A CLASSROOM IS…

William Rainey Harper, first University of Chicago president and a strong supporter of educational outreach, opened the university in 1892 with an extension division as a major unit. Consequently, there was friction between university extension and the university proper. The article attempts to interpret the reasons why extension did not realize…

This research was concerned with an externally supplied motivational approach to reducing the attrition rate in correspondence study courses at the University of Iowa. (Authors)

Evaluates Open University in Great Britain which has 40,000 students involved in correspondence courses. (DS)

A history of the renaissance of Jewish letters and sciences in Arab lands from 637 until 1050. (MF)

The Open University in England will be geared primarily toward adult students and will occupy about 30 hours of broadcast time weekly. Courses will be revised at least every three years. Analysis of cost effectiveness cannot be phrased simply in terms of the number of graduates. (MF)

Examines the process of feedback between teacher and learner in distance education in the context of a model adopted by one Australian college of advanced education. Nineteen references are appended. (Author/LLS)

Discusses the lack of leadership among various organizations concerned with correspondence study as a means of distance education for higher education. Topics include professionalism and leadership roles of the National University Continuing Education Association and the University Continuing Education Association. (LRW)

This document, which is intended for individuals responsible for advertising at National Home Study Council (NHSC) schools, explains how to test home study advertising. Presented first are the success stories of four NHSC schools that experienced significant enrollment increases and/or cost savings by testing their advertisements. Discussed next…

A short course in accounting was offered to high achiever students to aid in village finance. (JR)

The ETV network of the Japan Broadcasting Company (NHK) is one of the world's best. In describing the Japanese system, this article focuses on NHK's program planning and content and on its correspondence education and adult education projects. (LS)

The International Extension College (IEC), which exists to make knowledge available to the Third World about distance teaching and its relevance, is discussed. So far most of the work of the IEC has been in Africa. By setting up three colleges, and working with others it has begun to show how distance teaching with the use of print materials,…

The current career officer education system is examined from the branch officer basic course through the war college level. An alternative system is proposed that would require a much higher level of initiative by the individual and a much smaller investment in manpower and facilities by the Army while accomplishing the same basic objectives. Data…

This book is a course for independent study, representing approximately 8 to 10 weeks' work. Developed for the Extramural Independent Study Center of the University of Kansas at Lawrence, the course concerns Oriental Literature, and is divided into three units: Chinese Literature, Japanese Literature, and The Literature of India. The normal time…