Continuing Education in the Professions.

The article discusses the extensive involvement of higher education institutions in continuing education in the U.S. Continuing education is important for professionals to help them maintain or improve performance in which the professional has been licensed or qualified. However, both university and...

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Publicado en:Journal of Higher Education Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 223 - 239
Autor principal: Sneed, Joseph T.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar1972
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Sumario:The article discusses the extensive involvement of higher education institutions in continuing education in the U.S. Continuing education is important for professionals to help them maintain or improve performance in which the professional has been licensed or qualified. However, both university and nonuniversity people are having varying speculations on the role higher education play in continuing education. These speculations may be changed only with a very substantial increase in the demand, enough to dilute traditional academic functions.