A Report to the President, the Senate and the Board of Governors. September 1, 1977 - August 31, 1978.

Overview & Synopsis

This report outlines the activities of the University of British Columbia's (UBC's) Center for Continuing Education during the academic year 1977-1978. The first of four sections reviews the development of degree-credit courses and non-credit courses in the guided independent study program. Section 2 discusses the expansion of UBC continuing education programs in locations throughout the province. The third section describes fourteen general education Centre programs: creative arts, conserver society, daytime program, educational travel abroad, field studies, humanities and sciences, language institute, overseas programs, pre-retirement education, programs for retired people, public affairs, reading/writing/study skills center, social sciences, and women's resources center. Section 4 examines continuing professional education programs in fourteen areas: adult education training, aging and human relations, agricultural sciences, criminology, education extension, instructor's diploma program, education of young children, engineering, forestry, continuing legal education, continuing education for librarians, local government programs, urban studies, and women in management and career development. The remainder of the report includes the professional staff's professional and community activities, the professional staff's publications, the Centre's publications, professional/administrative staff, and a statistical summary of program participants. (CSS)