In 1990 Helon Howell Raines published "Is There a Writing Program in This College? Two Hundred and Thirty-Six Two-Year Schools Respond," in which she reported on her study, via survey and eight follow-up telephone interviews, of two-year college writing programs across the country. Raines asked questions about departmental and institutional…

The Teacher Education Accreditation Council's (TEAC's) "Guide to Accreditation" is primarily for the faculty, staff, and administrators of TEAC member programs. It is designed for use in preparing for both initial and continuing accreditation. Program personnel should understand and accept all the components of the TEAC accreditation process…

The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) "Guide to Accreditation" includes a full description of TEAC's principles and standards, the accreditation process and audit, and detailed instruction on writing the "Brief." This revision includes expanded information on (1) preparing an "Inquiry Brief Proposal" and the audit of the "Inquiry…

Article described the variety of projects and the procedures for applying for a grant of the Ethnic Heritage Studies Program which was designed to emphasize comparative studies of ethnic and minority heritages so all persons might better understand each other. (Author/RK)

Examines a new teacher education program in terms of (1) the academic training, (2) professional training, and (3) development of the teacher's self concept. The specific proposals for the professional aspects of the program and the experimental design are presented. (LC)

Seeking to get parents interested in their child's learning, educators in Superior, Wisconsin, rediscovered the kitchen table. (Editor)

This paper examines, briefly, the basis and outline of career education in public schools, presents data showing the extent of college graduate job experimentation and provides a possible classroom approach to career education in colleges. (Author)

What should a student activities program be? What should it provide? Who should be responsible for its organization and smooth operation? Answers these questions in a discussion of this important part of every school's total program. (Editor/RK)

This collection of conference papers examines some of the broad issues as well as specific institutional approaches to postbaccalaureate certificate programs. The first paper, "A Survey of Graduate Certificate Policies, Procedures, and Programs" (Wayne Patterson), reports on a survey of the members of the Council of Graduate Schools…

California Community Colleges' (CCC's) Fund for Instructional Improvement (FII) was created in 1977 to support the improvement of teaching and learning in the CCC's through a program of grants and loans fostering innovative educational programs and services. This report provides information on the FII, as well as a list of the model projects…

Outlined is the 5-year plan (1973-78) for public school special education services (preschool through post high school) in Fairfax County, Virginia. Included are a brief statement of the school division's philosophy of special education and a summary of a survey of nine categories of handicapped children showing how many are or are not being…

A pilot program to meet the needs of mentally retarded deaf children is proposed by two Wisconsin schools. The rationale for the program and the summary statement from a 3-day workshop which met to consider a possible program are given. The purpose of the proposed program is to demonstrate the feasibility of removing, at least for a time, deaf…

The ways in which a sample of faculty members from the University of Illinois at Chicago create curricula is described and compared with methods selected from the curriculum development literature. An overview is presented of the university's Curriculum Development Grants (CDG) Committee program, its historical development, and several domains of…

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, DESIGNATED THE STATE AGENCY UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, HAS ADMINISTERED IN 13 MONTHS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN APPROVED PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE HIGHER EDUCATION. A 20-MEMBER STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMPOSED OF ACADEMIC,…

This state of the art review on career education focuses on describing the different career education purposes and programs that have emerged in the last few years of growth, examining the published reactions to these by educators and laymen, and proposing, for the consideration of the staff of the School Based Career Education Program of the…