Describes the successful relationship developed between IBM and the University of North Carolina as well as others established throughout the world. The relationships benefit the companies who need training for their employees and universities and community colleges that may need to offset the financial losses resulting from cutbacks in local and…

Describes interdisciplinary college course designed to prepare students in psychology and related fields to work with children and families with special needs. Presents techniques for enhancing knowledge about developmental disabilities and chronic illness in childhood, including scope of the problem and legal rights, increasing sensitivity to…

Discusses some of the implications of the adoption of certification standards for environmental professionals. (ZWH)

Describes Project Career, one university's three-year project which demonstrates that concerted effort can really help students with disabilities move into the work world. Describes work experience opportunities offered through the program, the placement process, and positive outcomes. Includes two brief case studies. Several scenarios of…

Career classes offer career planning help to college students. Individuals with personal-emotional barriers to decision making may not benefit from standard, information-oriented versions of such classes. Proposes assessment and treatment of possible contributors to career problems, describes three diagnostic instruments suited to counseling…

A national survey found that most Indian-related coursework offered at U.S. colleges and universities was scattered throughout departments, although at least 30 institutions offered majors or minors in American Indian Studies. Included are profiles of seven American Indian Studies programs. (SV)

The use of student health centers at California higher education institutions as medical student training sites in 1988 is documented. Directors of the 28 residency programs using student health centers for their residents reported satisfaction with the association, and health center directors with residents on rotation also reported overall…

Acknowledges student need for legal services and notes that, for university that does not have law school and consequently an in-house legal internship operation, question becomes how to deliver effective legal services to students at low cost. Examines problems of providing legal counsel for approximately 11,000 students on university campus with…

Interviews with two college presidents from Rhode Island and West Virginia discuss whether alcohol can coexist with learning on campus. To make room for a culture of learning, campus administrators state that the alcohol problems must be addressed. Initiatives such as Fraternity Alcohol Policy, Up All Night, and Mountaineer Parents Club are…

Responses from 324 of 495 freshmen in the University of Illinois College of Agriculture were generally positive toward agriculture, but only 60% intended an agriculture major. Of those with high school agriculture, 95% intended to major, as did 98% of Future Farmers of America members and 86% of 4-H members. Those with high school agriculture…

Reports that a large number of international schools run the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) concurrently, despite questions about their compatibility. States that, with IBMYP models, teachers are better able to help students find their niche by…

States that there is much debate over the significance of the Middle Years Program (MYP) in education. Discusses the need for a better understanding of the MYP by faculty and members of the school curriculum. Asserts that, whether the MYP is an approach to learning based on themes or an approach that is subject-based, interaction between…

Describes a technology-based partnership between Richard Daley College (Illinois), a high school, the National Center for Education and the Economy, and the Associated Equipment Distributers Foundation. Reports that the resulting program has motivated students and resulted in an 84% graduation rate, including 32 graduates with one year of college…

The Applied Indigenous Studies program at Northern Arizona University aims to prepare American Indian students to assume tribal leadership roles. Its location in the College of Ecosystem Science and Management emphasizes its land-oriented and applied focus. The program's development, core courses, and academic requirements for bachelors degrees…

This article discusses the benefits and successes of the precollege and college programs available and actively used by around 150 or 18 percent of the 820 or so women in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York. It provides background on the Facility and personal accounts from women who have had positive experiences from the…