Preparing for the 21st Century: Ten Critical Issues for Continuing Educators

Survival of Continuing Higher Education: Deans' Perceptions of External Threats

“…These first two categories of threats, funding and competition, have been well documented in the prescriJ! )tive and/or anecdotal literature of adult and continuing education (see for example Strother and Klus, 1982;Simerly, 1991 ). The current study offers some empirical evidence which provides support to these authors and confirms what is common knowledge in the field.…”

Exploring the Relationship Between Organizational Virtuousness and Culture in Continuing Higher Education

“…Cameron and Freeman (1991) clearly demonstrated that culture type was most important in higher education with regard to organizational outcomes and that the group culture was most highly aligned with student and faculty satisfaction, student development, and organizational health. Simerly (1991) noted that organizational culture of continuing education organizations was a critical issue for the 21st century. He states that "hoping that an effective, supportive organizational culture will develop is not enough.…”

An Invitation to the Dance: The Importance of Practitioners Undertaking Research in Adult and Continuing Education

“…one of the best ways to do that is to increase the academic credibility of the continuing education unit" (p. 6). The same view is advanced by Simerly (1991), who notes that continuing education is moving closer to the central mission of institutions of higher learning. He proposes that continuing education professionals can best position themselves for this future by ".…”