This document is a series of statements on procedures and policies of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The document is divided into two parts. Part one, National Championships Policies and Procedures, includes consideration of the following topics: eligibility for AIAW national championships; verification of…

This paper focuses on the increasing number of senior citizens currently on college campuses. The author discusses some special programs made available by several universities to retirees who return to school. These programs offer special scholarships, counseling services, and seminars. Some of the universities specifically mentioned are the…

This bibliography on continuing education is taken primarily from a more extensive bibliography. Entries consist almost entirely of non-annotated listings of books, periodicals, series publications, and Federal laws. (KM)

This study determines criteria for the establishment of associate degree programs in 4-year institutions and gathers information that would serve as guidelines to administrators in the implementation of such programs. Information was obtained through a review of the literature, a catalog or bulletin analysis, and a questionnaire sent to directors…

Three critical areas in academic planning are discussed. These areas are: (1) Modal Learning Programs; (2) Accountability Learning Systems; and (3) Non-Campus Degree Programs. Included in advantages of modal learning programs are: (1) an individualized, prescriptive approach to learning; (2) the breakdown of the wall between school and life; (3) a…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a Western Australian report on higher education in that state. The Committee recommended that a "Tertiary Education Commission" be established as an on-going body, to advise the Government on developments over the whole field of tertiary education and to…

The Institute for the Future offered a course in urban simulation at Wesleyan University (Conn.). The course, described here, asked the class to create its own urban simulation, based on Middletown, Conn., and to play the simulation themselves. This paper describes the structure of the simulation, reviews some of its results, and illustrates the…

This booklet describes a one year college course for students in the lower half of the mathematics ability range. The main aim of the course is to "provide the students with enough mathematical literacy for adequate participation in the daily life of our present society." A second aim is remedial, to allow a student to continue with…

BY MEANS OF MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES AND CAMPUS VISITS, DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 42 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS FOR POTENTIAL TEACHERS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS. ONLY FOUR OF THE INSTITUTIONS SURVEYED REPORTED CONTINUING, SYSTEMATIC RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, THE OTHERS DEPENDING ON INFORMAL TEACHER-STUDENT CONTACTS.…

This report describes the model of a college cooperative education program developed by Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska. The model provides information for students, faculty members, college administrators, and cooperating employers. The sections of the report present the policies, goals, and objectives of the program; the framework of…

Describes a course offered through the University of Missouri which allows off-campus graduate students to obtain professional experience and get their names in print. (RB)

The role of the institution of higher education in inservice teacher education is examined. (JD)

There is a core of reference material that should be familiar to persons in student personnel work. This is one attempt to identify these basic sources. Areas included are general treatments of higher education, student characteristics and development, administration, and specific personnel services. (Author)

A comprehensive hypertension education and detection program, in which 2,852 students were tested and, if necessary, referred to area physicians, illustrates the unique position a university setting offers for work in this area. (MB)

A strategy, based on organizational change literature, for establishing a college program for learning-disabled students includes such crucial steps as assessing the change effort (nature of the change, environmental factors, initiators of change), establishing a campaign plan (program and decision centers), and developing deployment tactics…