This supplement to the 1977 literature guide contains 250 citations of reports, journal articles, and dissertations discussing college-level learning for which students or potential students might seek credit. It is organized into five parts. Part A covers experiential learning programs; Part B focuses on student learning; Part C is an…

This document contains an overview of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) model for Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE). (Descriptions of two other EBCE models are included in ERIC documents CE 018 446 and CE 018 449.) Divided into seven sections, this document highlights some of the important features of the model and includes excerpts of…

Faculty roles in ten individualized education programs that focus attention on student needs and interests as articulated in face-to-face discussions with faculty are examined. The programs include those at: Metropolitan State University (Minnesota); Florida International University; Grand Valley State Colleges (Michigan); New College of The…

In order to better serve a growing number of handicapped students, Macomb County Community College (MCCC) initiated a formalized program of cooperation with the Bureau of Rehabilitation, an agency of the Michigan Department of Education. The need for this program was initially revealed in a study of services to handicapped students which…

AS A CONTINUATION OF A 1966 PROJECT, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (NUEA), UNDER A GRANT FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE), CONDUCTED 20 REGIONAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE SUMMER OF 1967. THREE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS WERE CARRIED OVER--AN ACCELERATED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR…

The three booklets provide information about the Northern Cheyenne Follow Through Project, operating on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. "The Northern Cheyenne Follow Through Project" gives a history of the project and its sponsorship by the University of Kansas, and explains the project's objectives, administrative…

A compilation of case studies of training programs for health personnel consists of nonevaluative descriptions of innovative efforts. Contents include: The University of New Castle, New South Wales, Australia: Developing a New Medical School (D. Maddison); Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia: Dental Manpower Training (R. Guerrero, C. Tasama);…

A bilingual vocational training program was instituted to provide fifty-six Spanish- and Chinese-speaking students with a chance to acquire English language skills and training as medical clerks simultaneously. Community benefits expected and evident need in the area for bilingual medical-clerical employees led to the choice of this field. The…

Active participation in a variety of outdoor activities by small groups of youngsters aged 10 to 15 is the focus of the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) project, designed to provide the firsthand outdoor experience necessary for understanding biological relationships. OBIS provides community-sponsored youth organizations and schools…

Procedures used in foreign language teaching are discussed from the point of view of developing communicative strategies in students. Literature on communicative competence is reviewed and the implications for foreign language instruction are discussed. It is shown that: (1) from the very beginning of language instruction, the classroom setting,…

Curriculum development efforts at Columbia University occurring as a result of social changes and four years of seminar discussions are analyzed, and the seminar transactions and resulting programs discussed. A detailed description is given of Columbia's General Education Program, established after World War I. It is shown how and why the original…

The entrepreneurial development and experiential education environments of Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama, are described. The college-owned industries of the dairy, farm, garment and linen service, bakery, food manufacturing, convenience store, and snack bar are discussed in terms of markets and marketing, permissions and protections,…

IN THIS STUDY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION BASIS EDUCATION PROJECTS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS, VISITS WERE MADE TO THE JOB UPGRADING PROJECT (NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA), THE MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROJECT (DETROIT), THE LANE COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT (EUGENE, OREGON), JOB OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH BETTER SKILLS (CHICAGO), THE YMCA…

THIS EVALUATION REPORT OF HAWAII'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I, ACTIVITIES PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS, THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS COVERED BY TITLE I, AND THE ALLOCATIONS OF TITLE I FUNDS IN THE SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES PERSONNEL, SERVICES, PROJECTS, EQUIPMENT, AND…

PROVIDED IS A COMPENDIUM OF REPORTS WHICH IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AT 11 MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITIES. INCLUDED IS A COLLECTION OF SUMMARIES OF EXPLORATORY EFFORTS BY COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO DEVELOP NEW AND BETTER WAYS OF TEACHING. USUALLY THESE ARE LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR…