This annual report of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education describes new academic programs approved, allied health programs, off-campus instruction, computer-based articulation, rising junior exam, the Academic Common Market, educational technologies, Governor's Conference on Higher Education, Eminent Scholars Program, Meharry Medical…

"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of volume I contain the following major articles: (1)…

"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the Winter 1978 issue presents the following articles: (1)…

A 1987 survey of college English departments revealed that only 74 (38%) of the 194 colleges surveyed offered students the opportunity to specialize in some aspect of writing in addition to literature. A 1992 survey showed that 69% of departments had begun to offer this specialization. Respondents outlined possibilities for organizing and…

This paper describes the development of an adventure therapy qualification, the Certificate in Social Work (Activity Based), at Waiariki Polytechnic, New Zealand. New Zealand has an extensive range of outdoor opportunities, and a large percentage of the population is involved in outdoor activities. Although many therapeutic programs involve young…

This report investigates proprietary school activity in Dade County, Florida. Aggregate data for 1994-95 show 105,374 students enrolled and 36,312 graduates/completions from proprietary schools statewide. The subset for Dade County was 19,995 enrollments and 9,075 completions. When program-level data from the state are summarized for Dade County,…

This handbook is designed for college students transferring between colleges. The handbook treats those moving from a 2-year to a 4-year institution, those moving between 4-year institutions, moving from a 4-year to a 2-year college and those moving between 2-year colleges. The book brings together advice of college officials and students who have…

A survey method was developed and used to determine interest in new course topics at the Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE) at the University of Central Florida. In the absence of a known validated method for course concept testing, this approach was modeled after the "message pretesting," or formative, research used and validated in…

This book offers normative information about various operational facets of collegiate summer activities, places the role of the modern day collegiate summer session in evolutionary perspective, and provides baseline information produced by four national studies and one regional study. The book's chapters focus on: (1) a global perspective and…

This paper provides guidelines and examples for developing a college outdoor education program. From a literature review, an examination of existing college outdoor programs, and the author's personal experiences with outdoor programming at the California State University (Chico), the following 15 steps in developing a program were derived: (1)…

This paper discusses the most frequently used rental items for university outdoor programs and describes strategies for saving money in purchasing equipment. A 1983 survey of 11 university programs indicated that the most frequently available rental items for summer and winter were sleeping bags, tents, backpacks, cross-country skis, and…

This directory was designed to help students with learning disabilities understand the types of college programs and services available to them so they can match their needs with what each school offers. Over 600 colleges and universities are profiled, divided into two sections: colleges and universities that have programs, and colleges and…

"International Update" is a newsletter providing information on two-year college international education activities and on funding opportunities and governmental/legislative trends that will affect community and junior colleges' ability to expand their efforts in such areas as services for foreign students, bilingual education, and study…

A study looked at the students enrolled in the college remedial reading program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Subjects were 171 students who were placed in the program. The study examined the characteristics of students who exited the reading program in one semester, those who persisted for two semesters to complete the requirement,…

This document presents information on programs in all areas of study, with the exception of education, teacher training and health programs, offered at 38 British higher education institutions, including the University of Cambridge, Leeds, Oxford, York and the Open University. The document covers undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate…