All approved occupational programs in Illinois public community colleges are listed in this inventory, as well as the occupational programs to be implemented in 1980, 1981, and 1982. A matrix identifies the colleges offering each of the occupational programs, which are listed according to Higher Education General Information Survey numbers. In…

IN AN EFFORT TO DEFINE PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONT DEAF INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED IN MARCH 1964 BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE. IN THIS REPORT THE COMMITTEE PRESENTS CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS--(1) PRESCHOOL,…

CONTINUATION OF A LARGE-SCALE INVESTIGATION (ED 003 047) OF THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WHO TRANSFERRED FROM 2-YEAR TO 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDED MORE INTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF (1) THE ACADEMIC RECORDS OF THE TRANSFER STUDENTS, (2) THE FACTORS RELATED TO THEIR SUCCESS OR FAILURE, (3) THE PROBLEMS OF ARTICULATION BETWEEN 2- AND 4-YEAR…

Mission statements of state universities in Florida are presented, as are statements of each school's interest in new academic programs and data for each university. The institutional statements were drafted in connection with systemwide planning guidelines by the Florida Board of Regents. Following each university role and scope summary are lists…

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…

A study of the problems ensuing from the growth of intercollegiate athletics during the 1920's into monumental fund-raising events reveals striking social parallels between that time and the present day. This paper examines the social and economic conditions that contributed to the "sports boom" of the Twenties and comments on the similarities…

The purpose of the study was to increase the educational mobility of the secondary occupational program graduate by disseminating current statewide information on the high school academic course units required for admissions consideration to associate degree college programs preparing for occupational entry. To obtain data on specific admissions…

The report summarizes the activities of the transitional program at Mount Holyoke College during the summer of 1966. The precollege educational program for girls, grades 9 through 11, was structured to enhance the academic, social, and cultural expectations of disadvantaged youth and to increase their chances for a college education. The program,…

Attempting to answer questions re: the recognition and preparation of teachers for rural America, this paper presents a brief overview of pertinent literature and examines a sample of colleges and universities preparing teachers in U.S. Office of Education (USOE) Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) for purposes of identifying rural…

This summary on Servicemen's Opportunity College (SOC) reports on the progress of the following SOC tasks: recruitment of additional SOCs; exploring extension of SOC to technical and vocational programs; exploring extension of SOC to graduate programs; publishing and distributing SOC catalogs and other materials; encouraging better liaison among…

A Pittsburg (Kansas) State University program for individualizing preservice elementary teacher preparation is described, which emphasizes learning by doing through exposure to alternative teaching strategies. Intensive preparations made by the teaching faculty are discussedd (identifying needs and goals for students, formulating program…

Student personnel professionals have long recognized and worked with the unique nature of student alcohol abuse problems on the college campus. Some abuses often observed are excessive consumption, use of alcohol as a means of socialization, strong peer pressure on others to drink, loud boisterous behavior, occasional disruptions and damage, and,…

Cultural exchange programs are beneficial to the participating students, professors, and countries, provided that the programs are administered in a way designed to achieve the objectives most usefully. In Romania, the question must be discussed of the role, for example, of American literature in the curricula of the universities, types of…

The report describes a statistical study of persons in credit-free programs at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Designed to develop a survey instrument for determining an adult learner profile, the study was conducted among the 1,486 persons registered in such programs in the fall of 1974 (of whom 676 responded to the written…

An elaboration upon a previous descriptive survey of college reading improvement programs was provided by this study. New topics of investigation included evaluation procedures, facilities, finances, the relationship of reading education programs to college reading improvement, and program changes during the period from 1965 to 1975.…