In 1997-1999, the Department of Agriculture, Resource, and Managerial Economics of Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences conducted an entrepreneurship education and outreach program that was based on the Premier FastTrac Curriculum, which is a model delivery tool for entrepreneurship education. In 1997-1998, the program was…

This report provides an assessment of NIH's programs for increasing the participation in biomedical science of individuals from underrepresented minority groups. The report examines, using available data and the results of a survey of NIH trainees, the characteristics and outcomes of programs at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and…

This publication reports on the Illinois Council on Vocational Education's (ICoVE) recognition program. The program was designed to (1) commend achievement in vocational education; (2) collect information about vocational education and evaluate its success; (3) provide a resource guide of successful vocational education programs and activities;…

The final report of an investigation of colleges and universities that received substantial support through Title III of the Higher Education Act is presented. The objective was to determine the significant accomplishments that could be associated with the federal or other external investments. Site visits and case studies were undertaken with a…

This is the ninth in a series of volumes consisting of a series of publications from the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA). These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges and universities. This volume contains five issues in the CSLEA Research Report…

Declines in the numbers of 18-22-year-old college students, coupled with rapidly rising costs for providing education, are contributing to the increased efforts that colleges and universities are making to attract nontraditional students into both traditional and nontraditional programs. A study was made of all 73 colleges and universities in…

This document uses the findings of educational research and actual case studies to provide guidance on enhancing the learning of adults in higher education while reducing program costs in the context of increasing demands for demonstration of student learning outcomes and decreases in college and university resources. The novelty of the book is…

Higher literacy needs and global communication technologies such as the Internet require that students worldwide develop academic level mastery of international languages. However, while school and university second language programs are frequently able to help students achieve mastery of the basic interpersonal communications skill level of a…

Based primarily on observation of university English courses in Ethiopia, this article concludes that service courses in English are ineffective. ESL courses in Hawaii and California are compared with Ethiopian programs for learning time and results. (CHK)

Academic Talent Search (ATS) provided advanced instruction in a 6-week summer school for talented middle school students on the campus of California State University, Sacramento. A survey was conducted to examine the long-term impact of the ATS program on students over a period of 7 years. Data were collected pertaining to high school and college…

A cooperative demonstration project between Cecil Community College (Maryland) and corporate partners developed four model vocational training programs in basic carpentry skills, basic dry wall/finishing skills, straight truck driver training, and tractor trailer driver training. The objective of the project was to improve access to vocational…

A SURVEY OF CRITICISM FOR AND AGAINST THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH RESULTED IN A CONFERENCE'S PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE LINGUISTIC METHOD. PRESENTED IN BRIEF REPORTS ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF A COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR WHO CHANGED FROM TRADITIONAL METHODS TO THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH, AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGE GERMAN CLASSES TAUGHT BY THE…

This paper provides an assessment of the Inter-American Science and Humanities Program, a program of the University of Texas, El Paso, which allowed students from northern Mexico to take their freshman level courses in Spanish while receiving instruction designed to rapidly enhance English language skills. The paper assesses the effectiveness of…

The impact of individual learning accounts (ILAs) on the success of learners in post-16 education sector in the United Kingdom was explored through an examination of available research on ILAs. The following were among the study's 12 messages for providers, the Department for Education and Skills, and the Individual Learning Account Centre: (1)…

A brief description of the instructional programs and objectives of the translation center at SUNY Binghamton. The program is built around a core course, the workshop, which is open to students who have mastered foreign language learning and which integrates instruction with service to the community. (AMH)