Chapters in this collection explore the development of U.S. colleges. The contributors consider these institutions in the contexts of the transformation in the experience of college students, regional variations in college development, the revolution in the purposes of U.S. institutions of higher education, and the increasing dominance of…

This handbook is designed to help the sponsors, staff, and partners of Neighborhood Networks Centers, which serve apartment properties assisted or insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to develop effective programs for young people under the age of 18. Part 1 identifies key issues in creating programs and highlights effective…

This paper describes the process by which Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD), Colorado, developed a training program for faculty and staff to inform them about the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The process developed by this college can serve as a model for others. The most…

This book describes the implementation of the Paideia program at Chicago's Sullivan High School in 1984. The Paideia program advocates quality education for all students and involves didactic teaching, coaching, and Socratic questioning of guided discussion. Its goal is to prepare students to earn a living, to prepare citizens for duties in a…

This planning guide contains tools for youth development programs, schools, and youth aged 11-21 years from all backgrounds who are working on team projects in their communities. The tools are designed to help young people structure and implement successful projects and provide a means for them to recognize and assess what they have learned…

Residential, familial, and recreational patterns of contemporary U.S. society tend to isolate the young from the old. Sensitivity to this isolation has prompted many human service agencies to seek ways to promote opportunities for constructive and ongoing interactions involving children and older persons. This paper provides insights and…

This book describes and analyzes the background, creation, and initial development of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the players instrumental in its creation. The CHEA plays an important role in the accrediting process for colleges and universities as the entity that recognizes accrediting agencies for institutions…

This statewide evaluation of Even Start family literacy programs in Maine was conducted from November 1999 through September 2000. Six out of seven Even Start programs funded by the Maine State Department of Education for the 1999-2000 year participated in the study. All Maine Even Start programs offer a combination of home-based and center-based…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has developed its Community 2020 software to make it possible to depict graphically a community's housing resources, demographics, and level of economic development to use in community development activities and other planning processes. The combination of region- wide data and easy-to-use software…

This report provides an overview of selected key national and multinational initiatives in digital preservation occurring outside North America. It examines digital preservation initiatives in four countries--Australia, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom--as well as related multinational initiatives. The initiatives were chosen in…

Mentor programs provide an opportunity to foster a professional culture that focuses on improving the teaching, learning, and assessing of science as well as a means to retain highly qualified new and experienced teachers. This paper outlines key strategies, structures, policies, and practices that contribute to developing and sustaining quality…

In 2002-2003, the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas, offered full-day prekindergarten instruction to eligible 4-year-olds who were limited English proficient, economically disadvantaged, or homeless. AISD received $4,401,968 from the state Prekindergarten Expansion Grant to support full-day instruction in 2002-2003. This program…

This paper discusses how the Career Services Office at Allegheny College has shifted its emphasis over the last five years to programming related to internships. Although the office has not stopped providing the career counseling, resume critiques and on-campus interview schedules that are traditionally provided by career services offices, all new…

This publication provides guidelines and evaluation procedures for undergraduate professional education in chemistry. Contents include: (1) "Scope and Organization of the Chemistry Program"; (2) "Financial Support"; (3) "Curriculum Requirements"; (4) "Commentary on Curriculum Requirements"; (5) "Faculty, Staff, and Facilities Requirements"; (6)…

The Youth Development Project was established in 1998 as a vehicle for taking stock of and charting the issues involved in healthy youth development. This volume summarizes the project's work through papers prepared for discussions in May and October 1998 and edited for this collection. The essays in this volume are organized by three theme…