This guide presents what Minnesota has to offer for higher education. With two-year and four-year public and private institutions as well as accredited cosmetology and specialized trade schools, the profiles found in the beginning of the guide get right to the facts on tuition, fees, class sizes and required exams. The program grid, found in the…

This manual describes the timetables and procedures for the development, review, submission, and approval of new instructional programs in Maryland community colleges. Appended are sample forms for program proposals, desegregation impact statements, approval of vocational-technical programs, and for approval of an existing program as a new…

This is a current guide to linguistics programs in the United States and Canada. One hundred and sixty-seven institutions are listed which offer five or more courses broadly defined as "linguistics" and which also offer a degree in linguistics or a degree in another area with a major or minor in linguistics. The institutions are listed…

This guide to community involvement programs sponsored by the George Washington University provides a synopsis and a contact person for 33 general university programs, 38 medical school and hospital programs, eight National Law Center programs, eight School of Engineering and Applied Science programs, and two programs of the Division of…

This book is an attempt to document the impact of environmental concerns on higher education in recent years as expressed in university courses, curricula, programs, and centers that have modified conventional disciplines or led to new multidisciplinary arrangements, schools, and colleges. The forty-five case studies presented describe…

This manual outlines the process for evaluating a series of instructional materials for college-based training of the Child Development Associate (CDA) in Texas. Chapter I offers a discussion of the need for child care worker training in Texas and provides background information on the development of both the national and the Texas CDA pilot…

The successful implementation of bilingual/multicultural education programs depends, at least in part, on the availability of information on legislation, funding, teacher education, and program evaluation. This volume contains current descriptions and listings of resources essential to the functioning of any bilingual education program. Contents…

This handbook orients counselors to the counseling needs engendered by the curriculum program of the Thirteen College Consortium. In addition to providing an overview of the philosophy and objectives of the counseling program, the book describes the general and special services to be provided by counselors. Also described are the techniques and…

This handbook is designed for college students transferring between colleges. The handbook treats those moving from a 2-year to a 4-year institution, those moving between 4-year institutions, moving from a 4-year to a 2-year college and those moving between 2-year colleges. The book brings together advice of college officials and students who have…

Based on the experiences of teachers of adult continuing education, this manual was developed to introduce adult educators to the field and the practice of adult education, especially in universities. The book is organized in seven chapters, each containing practical material along with observations of the adult educators. The introductory chapter…

This document is divided into three sections: descriptions of program models, samples of practical materials, and reports of research. Included are papers dealing with such topics as individualized reading diagnosis and instruction on the community college level, junior college reading programs for training teacher aides, an instructional team…

Described is the computer science program at the Harbin Shipbuilding Institute in Harbin, China. Required courses are listed, facilities are described, and observations are provided. (MNS)

Developed to accompany the publication entitled "Teacher Training Bibliography: An Annotated Listing of Materials for Bilingual Bicultural Education," this guide contains an alphabetical listing by state of institutions of higher learning providing courses, programs, degrees or certification plans for teachers in bilingual bicultural…

This document was prepared to provide a comprehensive view of the programs in biomedical engineering in existence in 1969. These programs are supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and are located at 18 universities. This compendium provides information as to the intent and content of these programs from data provided by…

This book is intended to assist educational and research organizations and others interested in education/vocational training and/or research and development (R&D) in taking full advantage of the challenges and opportunities of membership in the European Community (EC). Discussed in Part 1 are various aspects of the policy context of…