Continuing Professional Education Delivery Systems.

Overview & Synopsis

This investigation of delivery systems for continuing professional education provides an overview of current operational delivery systems in continuing professional education, drawing on experience as found in the literature. Learning theories and conclusions are woven into the descriptive text. Delivery systems profiled in the paper include the following: distance, self-directed learning, lecture, correspondence, professional journal, audiotape, telephone, computer, and television (satellite transmission, cable television, closed circuit television, microwave transmission, videotape, and videodisc). A chart comparing the advantages of each type of delivery system is included in the report. Forty-one references are listed. (KC)