This article presents the results of a longitudinal study of underprepared college students. The goals was to assess the effects of coordinated programming that allowed groups of these students with the weakest academic skills to attend the same classes together and have the same counselor. In this way, the instructors and the counselors could…

This report, based on a mailed survey of member institutions of the National University Continuing Education Association during 1986-87, includes data from 73 responding institutions of higher education. The report is organized in five parts. The first part outlines total program scope, including enrollment and staff growth, special fees, and…

Issues pertaining to a liberal education are examined, and information is included on 14 programs in liberal education that were were part of the U.S. Department of Education's National Project IV. The goals of liberal education and ways of achieving goals covered. A transcript of a discussion on liberal education in the 1980s is provided. Zelda…

An examination of literature in the field of staff development reveals five models of inservice for principals. The traditional model involves enrolling in courses at colleges and universities. Institutes are short-term specific learning experiences. Competency-based training identifies knowledge and skills needed and focuses on influencing…

A syllabus for the "Health and Humanities" interdisciplinary course at Northwestern State University, Louisiana, is presented. An introduction suggests that with the proliferation of technological advances in the field of health care, there is a need for reconsideration of many moral, ethical, legal, and humanistic questions. Information…

Many degree programs for adults include a self-directed learning component to offer learners the opportunity to use mature skills in a flexible learning environment. Problems with making the self-directed component work may be the learning setting, learner attitudes, and fears of both skilled and less skilled adult learners. Some learner fears are…

This directory contains Dance Major and Minor program listings, given by 214 colleges and universities in the United States, listed alphabetically by state. Dance offerings of two Canadian institutions are also listed. This twelfth edition includes information concerning programs previously listed, plus new entries. Included are addresses,…

Evaluation systems were designed for the assessment of the instructional and non-instructional programs at Foothill College (California) to determine whether the objectives of the programs were being met and to ascertain the direct and indirect costs of the programs. For the instructional programs, criteria for determining effectiveness, revenue…

The complexities of assessing undergraduate program quality and outcomes in professional schools are reviewed, and the use of comprehensive assessment models is advocated. Two assessment models are described, that of the National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (NCRIPTAL) and that model developed by Conrad, et…

The following articles are presented: (1) "Introduction"--background regarding the Catholic Church's response to the educational needs of the Hispanic population (Paul J. Gallagher); (2) "Hispanics and the Neylan Colleges: The Potential and the Challenge" (Jane Forni); (3) "Minority Recruitment: Good Sense, Not Good…

Little attention has been paid to the topic of science education in liberal arts colleges and seminaries during the 3 decades following the Civil War. This paper argues that Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts) made a place for itself in the scientific community in the last decades of the nineteenth century by developing a curriculum which…

The use and abuse of alcohol on college campuses is reviewed briefly and administrative responses are described. Campus initiatives include policy formation and enforcement, treatment programs, and prevention activities. Issues related to institutional liability are outlined, and important factors that bear on policy formation are detailed, such…

The Marshall University Search Committee on Recruitment of Excellent Students (SCORES) program, is intended to encourage good students in West Virginia to attend college and to encourage them to choose Marshall University. SCORES is an annual recognition of academic excellence among high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. High school…

Multipurpose academic units are academic units that are headed or chaired by one individual who, along with his or her faculty, is responsible for more than one degree or for more than one program under a degree. One example of a multipurpose academic unit would be a department that combines teacher education and industrial technology programs and…

The relationship between strategic planning and environmental determinism was investigated at the University of Minnesota. The central proposition was that for a particular type of institution (a liberal arts college of a large public university), the strategic planning process will not be strategic either in the sense of being environmentally…