Four models for college and university teaching based on a review of adult learning literature and a recognition of the realities of teaching in a higher education institution, including typical academic regulations with some form of credit and grading procedure, are described. (MLW)

Outside sponsorship of campus lecture programming is discussed. Techniques that have been developed over 36 years at Texas A&M University are highlighted. Setting goals, budgeting and organization, and identifying contributors are described and a glossary of fundraising terms is provided. (MLW)

While American higher education institutions are trying to provide increased educational opportunities for Black South Africans, Black South African leaders are concerned that some educational and financial aid programs are being hastily planned and ill-conceived. (MSE)

Examines the child care for-profit business in terms of recent history, current status, and future prospects. (BB)

Campus activities educators can contribute greatly to providing a multicultural environment that not only tolerates but appreciates, values, and celebrates cultural diversity, through the activities and programs they sponsor, the ways they advise, and other educational efforts. (MSE)

Advocates establishment of training programs for substitute teachers in the local school districts, along with active recruiting of substitutes. Emphasizes that substitutes' salaries must improve and that the regular teacher should provide adequate information about school policies and procedures, as well as complete class lesson plans that any…

Describes how North Carolina educators cooperated to build a system of teacher-performance appraisal. To build the program, educators derived basic teaching functions from literature and observed teachers to gather performance data. Training is now provided to districts, and information about effective teaching is disseminated throughout the…

Discusses four issues raised by the movement toward publicly funded prekindergartens and offers five recommendations suggesting specific actions reading teachers can take to influence the design of prekindergarten programs. (JC)

The ROTC provides 75 percent of the leadership of the total army today. The role colleges and universities can play in ensuring the quality of these military officers is discussed. Providing ROTC incentives, strategies for increasing support, and the campus/ROTC collaboration are explored. (MLW)

Outlines the similarities and differences between traditional degree programs and industrial training programs and offers suggestions for colleges initiating industrial training efforts, covering areas such as administrative responses, the target group, internal communication, faculty, instructional implications, program delivery, finances,…

Schools must help students develop the ability to evaluate and make reasoned choices about personal and society-wide economic issues. One strategy that research has shown can help schools teach economic literacy is called DEEP, an acronym for the Developmental Economic Education Program. Steps for implementing DEEP are described. (RM)

Outlines a methodology that enables managers to translate the basic principles of human resource strategy into pragmatic and concrete action programs. The methodology includes providing framework for strategic decision making; ensuring linkage between corporate, business, and human resource strategies; conducting audit of the human resource…

A short history of program theory in evaluation is reviewed. Two related problems in program evaluation are discussed and illustrated: (1) how to specify in measurable terms the consensus of theories and values that guides the program; and (2) how to construct a theoretical framework that specifies the use of these measurements. (Author/JAZ)

The author surveyed five continuing education or inservice agencies, ranging from postsecondary institutions to clinical facilities, providing educational opportunities to health care providers. She identified their problems in planning, implementation, and evaluation. Differences were assumed to be a matter of priority, not problem types. (CH)

The author describes the Training Technology System, a model for separating training from nontraining problems and a means of systematically solving training problems in industry and business. He lists the system phases: (1) analyze, (2) design, (3) develop, (4) implement, and (5) control, and he critiques the system. (CH)