This paper examines the problems of management and governance that developed during the course of the National Program for Educational Leadership (NPEL), an experimental four-year project that recruited and trained 62 noneducators for leadership positions in educational organizations. NPEL students were assigned to one of eight participating…

The efforts of the University of Nebraska to build a new educational program based on community service are described. NOVA combined traditional instruction with a year-long field experience for undergraduate students in Nebraska communities. Emphasis was on problems related to poverty. The planning phase of the project is reviewed, along with an…

As a working definition, innovation in the context of higher education involves substantive changes and reforms in instructional methods, the use of student and faculty time, and the process of learning. These observations are based primarily on the results in some 75 projects underway in the California State University and College System. The…

This is a final report on an experimental program in curriculum development. Four undergraduate colleges in the Atlanta University Center (Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman) have cooperated to develop a 1-year course in general science for use in liberal arts colleges. This program has proven successful in developing and presenting…

Contained in the annual report for 1973 of the Florida Board of Regents are reports from each state higher education institution in Florida (University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, the University of South Florida, Florida Atlantic University, University of West Florida, Florida Technological…

This document presents a progress report of the Extended University of the University of California. The Extended University exists to test and gain experience with modified approaches to higher education. It offers degree programs to those who are qualified to engage in university studies, but who are now effectively denied access because of work…

During the summer of 1970, the Institute for Services to Education (ISE) held its fourth annual summer writing conference for faculty members of predominantly black institutions of higher education. The purpose was to continue the process of teacher development of undergraduate curriculum materials and concomitant instructional practices.…

This is the third collection of year-end reports selected by the Institute for Services to Education (ISE) from the reports prepared by the teachers and counselors of the Thirteen-College Curriculum Program (TCCP). The present document, covering the year 1969-70, comprises a selection of entire reports. The reports are addressed simultaneously to…

Experiences with computer-assisted instructional (CAI) programs written for religious studies indicate that CAI has contributions to offer the humanities and social sciences. The usefulness of the computer for presentation, drill and review of factual material and its applicability to quantifiable data is well accepted. There now exist…

After a full year of operation, many questions have been asked about Empire State College (ESC) concerning the type of students who seek such an institution and how these students handle the major responsibility of planning and carrying out their studies. A group of 10 graduates were selected from the 30 graduated in fall 1972 for lengthy…

The computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program in undergraduate organic chemistry at the University of Texas was evaluated by an experimental design in 1969 and found to be successful. This report discusses in detail the formation of the design, its application, and the method of evaluation. The program itself included 15 teaching modules that…

The proposal in this document is based on the assumption that learning to learn is the most important outcome of professional and all formal education. It is suggested that a primary task of instruction is to assist the student to move from external motivation to internal motivation for learning and continuing to learn. It is proposed that these…

This proposal outlines an alternative plan for undergraduate work that can lead to a college degree. The project, called the University Without Walls, is being implemented in a total of 16 institutions in which groups of 75 to 100 students are participants. The project abandons almost all traditional aspects of college education, in that it serves…

An experimental study showed that the present 5-factor formula (high school rank, personality rating, verbal and quantitative scores, and interviews) for admitting teacher education candidates to New Jersey State Colleges remains more effective than a method based largely on the recommendation of the secondary school. (JT)

Discusses the potential benefits to school districts of financing college-credit inservice training for the district's teachers. Describes the experience of an Arkansas school district with such a program during the period 1973-75. (JG)