Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) was established as an autonomous state university in 1969, with the merger of the Indiana University and Purdue University branch campuses in Indianapolis. There are 19 schools providing graduate education on the campus, including Liberal Arts, in which communication studies is situated.…

There is still the tendency of many schools to exile the pregnant school age girl from the classroom and from contact with other students although such a girl needs considerable help from the schools and other community agencies. (Editor/CB)

A new role for industrial arts considers the major technological problems facing man. (GR)

"Curriculum proposal for expanded industrial arts, Enterprise proposes to teach students to understand greater varieties of work and ways to prepare for it. A new curriculum development, it has distinct application to high school occupational orientation. The major categories of the program are: (1) electronics and instrumentation, (2)…

Indicators for measuring and comparing entrepreneurship in different regions are important tools for understanding economic and social development and formulating strategies to bring improvements to less developed areas. The existing indicators are not adequate for this purpose because they do not link the economic and social factors that…

The Los Rios Community College District has proposed to convert its Davis outreach operations to a single, state-approved educational center. The proposal responds to the district's need to expand educational services in the Davis area. The area is marked by high student demand and limited instructional facilities. In the 2006-07 academic year,…

This list of program types and keywords (with codes) was prepared for program officers at the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institute of Education, and the National Science Foundation to use when preparing program announcements and requests for proposals. Staff persons responsible for screening such documents at colleges and…

THIS BULLETIN OUTLINES THE BACKGROUND OF PROJECT ABLE, AS A GUIDE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WISHING TO PLAN AND PROPOSE AN ABLE PROJECT. ABLE IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WHICH DEVELOPS, TESTS, AND DISSEMINATES PRACTICES TO IDENTIFY AND HELP CAPABLE PUPILS FROM LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. THE OBJECTIVES ARE--(1) INTENSIVE REMEDIAL, INSTRUCTIONAL,…

Proposed is a program to encourage 100 gifted secondary students in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to initiate and carry out educational projects on an individual basis, to be funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III. Provided are statistical data on the general project, budget, pupil population, program staff, (more than 200…

School districts interested in developing a more realistic program for the gifted might find the suggestions in this research helpful. Eleven observations developed from 15 years of administrative experience are the basis for designing this program. (Author/RK)

How can adult education help ease unemployment problems? Author attended a conference which looked at some alternative programs. (Editor/RK)

This article describes the initial steps taken to mainstream students classified as "educable mentally retarded" and then presents a twelve step curriculum development procedure for totally mainstreaming such students at a middle school. (Author/RK)

Office automation technology is being used to process proposals at Clemson University. The Electronic Proposal Submittal project is a process by which the Principal Investigator can create a proposal at his or her local station and electronically submit it for processing. (Author/MLW)

This article considers the impact of a major government initiative to reward and promote excellence in teaching and learning in higher education. The proposal to create Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in England's universities and colleges of higher education was first announced in 2003. A two-stage bidding process took place over…

This case study describes the process of proposing and implementing a wiki for use in an academic library setting, based on the process used by Iowa State University Library. Using the Iowa State University Library Wiki as a model, this article lays out the decisions necessary at each step of the process of establishing a new wiki. Control of…