A review of a study by Stephen P. Quigley and others on hearing impaired students who attended regular colleges.

For higher education, the increasing number of nonprofit managers represents a graduate-level audience that may be as significant as the audience of business managers who emerged from private industrial corporations at the turn of the century. Yet colleges and universities have responded slowly to the needs of the third sector. (MLW)

Reporting on the results of the 1982 SPRE survey, this article, using seven tables, compares programs in the 1978 and 1982 survey, looks at various degree options available to parks and recreation students, discusses trends in minority and female student representation, and looks at changes in faculty levels. (JMK)

Colleges faced with declining enrollments are cultivating a new crop of students--7-to-14-year-olds--who attend college after school, on Saturday mornings, and during the summer. Some programs are described, including College for Kids at the College of Marin and Cornell University. (MLW)

Several concepts and themes fundamental to program evaluation are identified: value positions, concept of fairness, and the lack of an ideal applicable to all situations. Evaluation references are selected covering the topics: evaluation approaches, evaluation issues, evaluation in higher education, and administrator evaluation. (MLW)

Proposes a community college program review model which promotes institutional autonomy and satisfies accountability demands. Recommends that community colleges use a need/access model rather than the equality/excellence model appropriate for universities. Proposes an open and flexible review process, specific products, and seven evaluation…

Describes an independent study program for college students who wish to pursue a truly independent course of studies. Gives examples of individual programs which grew from students' needs and professional experience. Outlines guidelines for independent study. (Author/RC)

If carefully designed and arranged, the credited, salaried internship can serve as a transition to the real world of environmental problem-solving, performance evaluation, and ability to work with peers and supervisors. Presented are guidelines for operating such programs and samples of the internship agreement, responsibilities, and evaluation…

Summarizes surveys of environmental education programs in Indiana's public schools and teacher certification institutions. Fifteen certification programs have been approved, and public schools offer environmental education under a variety of headings. (WB)

Presents observations on the present status and future prospects of environment-focused programs in Canadian post-secondary educational institutions. Environmental education is firmly established in many cases, but the field will face changes in issues and emphasis in future years. (WB)

Lists the graduate-level environmental science and environmental education courses offered for teachers by the Schuylkill Valley Nature Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The financial and programatic benefits that accrue to the center through these cooperative efforts are described. (Author/WB)

Since 1969 the Migrant Action Program (MAP) has offered more than 150 migrant students such supportive services as financial aid, counseling, tutors, writing labs, remedial summer institutes, child care and social organizations. Journal availability: see RC 503 518. (DS)

Describes a University of Pittsburgh placement office program to increase placement of graduates with local businesses. To challenge the employment agencies' monopoly on this market, an advertising and direct communications program was launched with continuing good results. (JAC)