Colorado State University (CSU) is located in Fort Collins, which is a midsize city of 134,000 situated in Northern Colorado at the western edge of the Great Plains and at the base of the Rocky Mountains. CSU's total enrollment is approximately 25,000 students. The Division of Student Affairs comprises 30 departments organized into programmatic…

This document describes BASCHART, a computer aid designed to decipher and automatically flow chart computer program logic; it also provides the computer code necessary for this process. Developed to reduce the labor intensive manual process of producing a flow chart for an undocumented or inadequately documented program, BASCHART will…

This description of the volunteer program at the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, suggests that older adults can improve the quality of life for themselves and others by building bridges of understanding between: generations within an organization, paid and unpaid workers, parts of an organization,…

Presents guidelines for training and supervision in junior college tutoring programs designed to improve reading. (RB)

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)

The major concern of this study was the effect on evaluation data of anonymity and differing time spans between completion of specific programs by students and their responses to anonymous questionnaires. (Author)

This handbook on cooperative education is intended as a how-to manual designed specifically for the administrators who assume responsibility for implementing the cooperative method. Contents include program descriptions and information on the basic elements of cooperative education. The minimum elements of a written plan for the implementation and…

Discussed are some attitudinal, communication, environmental, and skills barriers faced by handicapped people seeking to gain vocational skills and to work successfully. The author describes the Vocational Training and Placement of the Severely Handicapped (VOTAP) project and the Overcoming Barriers to Mainstreaming project. (IM)

The handbook describes the Alternative Program (State College, PA), a nontraditional high school which encourages community service and focuses on career education as well as basic academics. Program aspects addressed include goals, philosophy, enrollment, graduation requirements, grading choices, extracurricular activities, and budget. The second…

A REPORT OF THE MICHIGAN STATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FOR LANGUAGE ARTS, THIS BULLETIN DISCUSSES THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD AND IDENTIFIES HIS LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES, LISTS MINIMUM TASKS AND REALISTIC OBJECTIVES FOR TEACHERS OF THIS GROUP, AND DESCRIBES SOME TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY THE GREAT CITIES PROJECT SCHOOLS AND SOME CURRENT PRACTICES…

The document reports on a process theater program in which exceptional individuals are involved in a gradual developmental process designed to meet the specific needs of the artist and still create a legitimate product (in this case a musical titled "Fatso"). An introductory chapter considers the use of theatrical performance as a…

This report is a description of a program for training teacher aides which will provide a framework for understanding children and education goals in first grade classes. The program is outlined in sections: (1) the uses and limitations of teacher aides (the basic philosophy of their existence); (2) the procedure for recruitment and considerations…

In response to a state regulation calling for a Human Relations Training Program as part of the recertification of teachers, four guidelines were formulated. They are designed to help trainees to: (1) understand contributions and life styles of various racial, cultural, and economic groups in our society; (2) recognize and deal with dehumanizing…

This second report to the Congress of the United States on Alcohol and Health concentrates on highlighting certain advances in knowledge gained about uses and misuses of alcohol in the last few years. It does not attempt to address all aspects of knowledge, and deliberately bypasses those areas in which new information may be developing but has…

This manual is designed for organizers and teachers concerned with training statistical personnel working at the primary and intermediate levels in government offices. It provides outlines of the subject matter for training and indicates teaching methods. The manual devotes a section to each of nine courses and covers principles and methods of…