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Abraham, Nancy – 1994
This report provides a history of the North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS), founded in 1964 to bring together the deans and directors of American, Canadian, and Mexican university summer programming. The report examines the circumstances leading to the association's founding, its early development, and major programs and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Cooperative Programs, Educational Attitudes
Back, H. J.; And Others – 1991
This report, one of a series of country studies on higher education and employment particularly in continuing professional education, looks at recent developments in Germany in distance education. In particular the study compares its development in the Federal Republic of Germany and the former German Democratic Republic. The first of two main…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Continuing Education, Distance Education, Education Work Relationship
Office of Inspector General (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
This semiannual report to Congress summarizes the activities of the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the 6-month period ending September 30, 1997. The OIG gave Congressional testimony regarding the modernization of student-financial-assistance-information programs, the Loan Consolidation process, the Federal Direct…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Mestenhauser, Josef A., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The 18 author contributed papers examine orientation programs for foreign college and university students studying in the United States and for U.S. students preparing to study abroad. The marriage of theory and practice in addressing the two major issues of: (1) lack of agreement on standards for orientation; and (2) the common lack of student…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture, Foreign Students
Alabama Southern Community Coll., Monroeville. – 1992
This report describes procedures for effective development and implementation of workplace literacy programs based on the experience of a partnership among Alabama Southern Community College (Monroeville, Alabama), Boise Cascade (Jackson, Alabama), and Vanity Fair (Monroeville, Alabama). The introductory summary describes the voluntary,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Economic Factors
Taylor, Steven J. – 1987
This report, one of series of reports describing innovative practices in integrating people with disabilities into community life, presents findings and recommendations of a review of the "Supported Housing Demonstration Project", which provides supportive community living services to approximately 32 people with severe physical…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Attendants, Community Programs
Mahoney, James R. – 1982
Based on a survey of 37 colleges, this booklet provides a summary of the characteristics of special community college centers that contract educational services to business, industry, government, and other groups in the local community. Following background information on the development and uses of the booklet and its special relevance to energy…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Coordination
Glendale Community Coll., CA. – 1989
In spring 1986, the Glendale Community College (GCC) Board of Trustees made a substantial financial commitment to establish and maintain a professional development program designed to benefit all full- and part-time college employees. The underlying goal of the staff development activities is to maximize student access and outcomes by synthesizing…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Grants
Reed, Robert R. – 1989
The Emergency Administration and Planning program at the University of North Texas (Denton) is the only undergraduate degree-granting program in emergency management and training in the country. It is a 128-hour program based on a public administration curriculum, with additional coursework in behavioral analysis, sociology, rehabilitative…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Bachelors Degrees, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Morrison, David – 1986
Canada's Official Development Assistance (ODA) program is discussed, along with the contributions that universities can offer. Issues include: (1) the rationale and goals for Third World aid programs; (2) priority projects and areas of the world; (3) whether political and economic interests should be reflected in aid programs; (4) decision-making…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Economic Development
Ramkhamhaeng Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). – 1984
Proceedings of an international conference on open education cover five themes: philosophy and concept, development trends in international perspective, dichotomy of equity and quality, graduates' employment, and the management challenge. Among the 41 conference papers and authors are: "The Idea of an Open University" (Preeda…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Graduates, Distance Education, Education Work Relationship
Davis, Nancy T., Ed.; Hahn, Laurel Markey, Ed. – 1986
Proceedings of the 1985 conference of College Unions-International cover college union staff development, better management, and student development. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Leadership and the One-Minute Manager" (Kenneth Blanchard); "Current Legal Issues in Personnel" (Donna Colianni); "Congruence…
Descriptors: College Stores, College Students, Employment Practices, Extracurricular Activities
Johnson, F. Craig – 1987
The design and use of a departmental decision support system at Florida State University are described from the perspective of a department head. The decisions selected for study are ones of adequacy, equitability, quality, efficiency, and consistency. The complexity of the decision is related to the complexity of the support system. The major…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Programs, Computer Oriented Programs
Deegan, William L. – 1988
An overview is provided of community college involvement in providing job training for industry on a contract basis. Part 1 provides background on the changing role of community colleges and the introduction of contract training as a means of addressing the growing need of organizations to train and retrain staff. Part 2 offers a national…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Economic Development
Richart, Victoria B. – 1983
A management information system model was designed to provide data for planning, directing, and evaluating programs for the National Origin Minority Education (NOME) office of the New Hampshire Department of Education. NOME is federally funded to provide training to local school district and community members regarding the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
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