Community health nursing curriculum components in a sample of baccalaureate nursing programs were investigated. Questionnaires were sent to a sample of 12 National League of Nursing (NLN) accredited, generic, baccalaureate nursing programs representative of the four NLN regions in the United States. Community health nursing content in theory…

This document consists of a unique college catalog and an introductory paper explaining its rationale. The college catalog at Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) is designed to assist potential students of all ages in career decision making as well as to provide a guide to IVCC's degree and certificate programs. It is written at a level high…

Continuing education professionals have long been interested in telecommunications media because of their potential value in extending instruction to distant students. The first mass medium to offer a timely means of distance instruction was open-broadcast radio. During the 1920s and 1930s, 13 United States colleges offered credit courses over the…

This report describes the comprehensive sports counseling program, based on Glasser's reality theory, which was designed and used with the men's basketball team at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The program described took a multisensory approach in order to use visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities; and employed…

A study examined the characteristics, experiences, and performance of undergraduates enrolled in part-time degree programs at polytechnics and colleges in Great Britain. Data were collected from questionnaires completed by 2,876 (of 4,227 contacted) part-time undergraduates enrolled in 66 courses in 1985. The median age of the respondents was 30,…

An inventory of academic degree programs in South Carolina is presented to aid institutional and statewide planners and others who want to determine institutions offering a specific program. A first section lists 42 academic programs and indicates the schools offering each program. A second section listing public and private colleges identifies…

Thirty-five papers on the measurement of outcomes of nursing practice, education, and administration are presented from the 1981 research conference of the Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing. Papers and authors include the following: "Why Nursing Research?" (Hildegard E. Peplau); "Job Satisfaction in Nurse Faculty: Test of a…

A preliminary study was conducted to draw a profile of older adults who participate in educational programs on college campuses and to identify those older people who are not being served. The college and university programs surveyed in this study were drawn from a list of College Centers for Older Learners (CCOL) recently described in a…

The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology (Indianapolis, Indiana) sponsored a career exploration program for physically handicapped high school students. Each group of students spent three mornings in one of four engineering and technology areas. In the computer section, half the time was spent in the classroom discussing such topics as what…

Provisions of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code require that each new program offered by a California community college and each new course which is not part of an established program be submitted to the Chancellor for prior approval. The Chancellor is required to report approval actions to the Board of Governors. Highlights of…

Intended to aid theatre administrators as they attempt to exhange information, high school and college faculty members as they advise students on the availability of suitable programs, and students of theatre as they seek degree programs appropriate to their needs, this directory groups theatre programs by state and lists them alphabetically. Each…

Discusses a new concept in student health facilities which would bring about student-oriented health care rather than physician-oriented medical care. Points to the many benefits of having students directly involved in program planning, namely encouraging individual responsibility for one's own health. (PC)

Discusses a program, developed at SUNY College of Brockport, designed to improve articulation involved in transfer programs in the State University of New York system. (PEB)

A student's first impression of the university counseling center often comes from contact with the center's receptionist. This article examines the role of the receptionist and the unique relationship she maintains with both client and counselors. The receptionist's function in projecting the center is discussed. (Author)

The Career Opportunities Program of the Education Professions Development Act made possible the initiation and continuing support of a teacher preparation project for reservation communities in Arizona. (NQ)