Continuing Education Unit: A Collection of Five Journal Articles, 1968-1971.

Overview & Synopsis

Exploring the problems and needs of a new system of credit, Milton Stern, in "Continuing Education," Journal of Higher Education, vol. 39, no. 8, 1968, pp. 468-470, and Robert J. Pitchell in "The Washington Scene," The National University Extension Association Spectator, Jan. 12, 1969, both report on the 1968 National Planning Conference. In "Recommendation: Establish a Credit Norm for Continuing Education," The Personnel Administrator, vol. 15, no. 5, Sep./Oct. 1970, pp. 23 and 24, Paul J. Grogan presents a concise synopsis of the National Task Force deliberations. Emphasizing the potential of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), Keith E. Glancy's "A Permanent Record of Continuing Education Using the C. E. Unit," Journal of Continuing Education and Training, vol. 1 (2), Aug. 1971, pp. 109-116, defines the CEU, traces its development, and presents the findings of the 1970-71 pilot project. In a brief report, Robert L. Jacobson's "Southern Accrediting Unit Sets Standards for Off-Campus Programs," Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 6, 1971, pp. 1 and 5, discusses the revised standard of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its application to nontraditional study. (MW)