Describes the development and implementation of a plan at Baylor College of Medicine for providing computer support for both the administrative and scientific/ research needs of the Baylor community. The cost-effectiveness of this plan is also examined. (Author/CMV)

Describes changes and improvements in a geography internship program at San Diego State University since its inception in 1969. The program, which integrates unpaid work experience with classroom study, has increased the variety of available jobs, developed guidelines for intern supervisors, places 300 percent more students in jobs, and requires…

Outlines and evaluates a one semester interdisciplinary program in which students at California State College, Stanislaus, were taught Soviet economics, literature, geography, government, and foreign policy. (Author/DB)

Points put some of the current needs and problems in the provision of child care services and some of the directions we must move to better meet the needs of young children and their families. (Editor/RK)

An inner city school solved its attendance problem by developing special attendance teams that helped promote plans of positive action to prevent children from becoming chronic absentees and potential dropouts. (Author/RK)

New Brunswick's controversial Educational Reform Program is hit hard by two recent outside evaluators. (Editor)

In this project, students are forced to think about themselves, how they feel, how they fit in their world, where they're going. After striking a pose, a student's contour is then drawn by a partner. Students have the option of filling up the entire body or only the background with college materials. (Author/RK)

After seven years of conducting the National Association of College and University Business Officers' benchmark program, designed to establish standards for institutional administration, the association reviews the lessons learned and the challenges ahead in higher education. Representatives of four participating universities offer their…

Compares a new approach to treatment using traditional social work. Reports on the therapeutic regimen and Results/Kinesiology (RK), which addresses body-mind control, brain hemispheric integration, energy balancing, and stress elimination. Examination of 40 women addicted to alcohol and/or drugs indicated that RK helped with anxiety,…

The Ohio Urban University Program, a consortium of eight universities, is a collaborative program of research, training, planning, database development, and technical assistance serving Ohio's major metropolitan areas. It has developed an evaluation system to assess the effectiveness of and help improve its outreach services. The system's…

Conducted large, systematic, descriptive study of parent-led programs (N=10) to prevent drug and alcohol use and abuse. Explored history of parent groups, structure and activities, roles of group participants, and perceptions of parents, youth, and community leaders. Results indicated that parent-led prevention was an active, although small-scale…

Six senior dental students participated in a preprosthetic surgery clinic and then performed implant surgery on patients. Patient reactions were highly favorable. Students and faculty found the prosthodontic phase more difficult than the surgical. Program continuation at the predoctoral level is anticipated. (MSE)

Because many writers recommend that management education be experience based, active, problem oriented and modified by feedback, the extent to which action learning meets these criteria is discussed. Action learning programs in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Australia are described. Problems with evaluating these programs are summarized.…

Describes the use of the Context Input Process and Product (CIPP) model to evaluate a suburban school district pre-kindergarten program during its first year of operation. Discusses the CIPP components, methodology, and outcomes. (FMW)

Using survey data from past participants, an evaluation of the American Council on Education Fellows Program is presented. The study describes the characteristics of the Fellows, tracks their career paths, and summarizes Fellows' and Mentors' assessment of the learning accomplished through the program and its impact on their careers. (Author/MLW)