The number and availability of service-contingent loan forgiveness and loan repayment programs have expanded considerably since the establishment of the first major federal loan forgiveness program under the National Defense Education Act of 1958. This report provides information on federally authorized service-contingent student loan forgiveness…

Universities worldwide are becoming increasingly interested in the importance of emerging co-curricula that focus on developing graduate attributes beyond specific academic disciplines. This is being influenced by industry demands for graduates with behavioural and cognitive skills aligned to the work they will do in their early careers. This…

The profile of American education in the twentieth century, especially at the secondary and postsecondary undergraduate levels, is mirrored in the chronology of College Board policies and programs over its 75-year history. After a review of the first 75 years, speculation is made on the next 25 years and the shapes that may be taken by American…

This handbook is designed as a general guide to the federal establishment as it relates to education. The selection of programs represents those of current popular interest, those involving the greatest sums of money, and those recently enacted and of general interest. Programs discussed include: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;…

This report provides comparative data on various features of 36 student loan programs available to undergraduate and/or graduate students in New York. Presented in a table format, the report provides information on loan type, lender, maximum limit, minimum limit, interest rate/payment, fees, repayment guidelines, eligibility, disbursement, and…

This document is the first statistical summary pertaining to desegregation of higher education in Arkansas in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Included are statistical data relating to: (1) student enrollment, student financial aid, institutional service areas, graduates, degree programs, and degrees granted; (2) academic…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the broad outlines of a new student financing program proposed by the state of Wisconsin and to present illustrative data on the distribution of its benefits. The results presented are both preliminary and partial. The paper is divided into four parts. Part 1 discusses the efficiency and equity questions…

For four years the California State University and Colleges attempted to encourage new approaches to instruction that would provide students with increased options in their educational programs and opportunities for faculty to test and develop their ideas for improving the quality of instruction. A number of different learning and teaching…

Outlines a validated instructional strategy for teaching educational evaluation in colleges of education. Four phases of the process include: analysis and identification of specific objectives, preparation of suitable programed learning materials, empirical validation, and identification of other instructional components. (Author/JEG)

The Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) launched in 2002 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The ECHSI provides funds for the development of Early College Schools (ECSs) that serve students who traditionally are underrepresented in postsecondary education and offers them the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high…

The Servicemen's Opportunity College is a network of educational institutions providing military personnel with adult continuing education. The catalog for the SOC begins with a description of student-servicemen and their educational needs, the service response, financial benefits, the development of SOC, the types of SOC schools, and related…

Summarizes findings of the Fourth Inventory of Computers in Higher Education. Responses to a questionnaire were received from 1,822 U.S. institutions and campuses, which reported on the administrative functions, personnel, equipment, instructional use, and costs of their computer facilities. A two-volume report on this survey will be published in…

Some 129,000 bilingual teachers are needed to instruct students of limited English-speaking ability in elementary and secondary grades. Discusses the impact of the Bilingual Education Act in developing bilingual teacher training and describes some notable bilingual training programs for student teachers at a number of universities. (Author/RK)

Information in this report about approvals, terminations, and adjustments in doctoral programs in the Western States was compiled from a survey of private institutions and state higher education agencies in the 13 states of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The report covers the period from July 1, 1977 through June 30, 1978,…

This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented by representatives of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) to a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives during hearings on 1977 DHEW budget requests. Testifying for DHEW were F. David Mathews, Secretary of…