An experimental athletic training curriculum offered as part of teacher preparation at West Virginia University is described. (PBS)

This article describes programs which have been effective in training history teaching assistants (TA's). Practical ideas and suggestions which history departments can implement for the professional development of TA's are included. (Author/RM)

Discussed the contributions of the community college and an innovative program to serve community needs. (RK)

The authors describe a program involving nine middle school boys and three high school boys on a 30-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail which attempted to: (1) improve attitudes toward school; (2) improve school achievement; (3) develop a helping relationship with an older boy; and (4) improve the self-concept of the younger boy. (Author/RP)

This paper describes an experimental course in trial practice offered at Hofstra University. (PG)

Across the nation, colleges are devising an unprecedented array of new courses and programs designed to attract the adult learner. (Author)

A project carried out by a group of graduate social work students in a facility within a mainly black low-income area offers evidence of the effectiveness of innovative techniques, and discloses problems facing black and white staff members. (Author/ST)

To greater appreciate Haiku and the Japanese people and culture, this teacher inaugurated the writing of American Haiku'' into the course requirements. (Author/PG)

List of reports and surveys. (SP)

The Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC) is an experimental and demonstration program designed to show that private sector investment in poverty areas can be induced by providing financial incentives. This paper focuses on relevant evaluation strategies for such programs. (DM)

Describes a university program in which students are involved in urban problems of the black ghetto area of Hartford, Connecticut, while receiving full academic credit. (DS)

Implementing an experimental program requires balancing traditional academic discipline with the freedom to pursue self-directed learning. (RK)

Describes a post-secondary program in which learning is stressed instead of teaching, the role of the instructor is to assess, diagnose, prescribe and tutor, and programs are individualized in the fields of business, technology, and applied arts. (MU)