This document presents a comprehensive statistical picture of public postsecondary two-year institutions in Iowa. The bulk of the document consists of extensive tables of data obtained from records of the Area Schools Division, Iowa State Department of Public Instruction, but brief narratives and charts are included as well. Many of the 16 area…

This study examines the amount and level of general linguistics and grammar that are required of secondary English teacher candidates; investigates the opinions of secondary English teacher candidates regarding the value of formal grammar instruction; explores the level of pre-existing knowledge among college English majors, junior-level,…

Using the expertise of faculty members of various departments, the University of Texas at Austin has initiated a four-year, two million dollar project, called C-BE, to examine the capacity of computer-assisted instruction (CIA) to improve teaching in the sciences and in engineering. The computer can assist the instructor by doing grading,…

To consider the most effective journalism teacher education program that West Virginia University could offer, 117 college journalism teaching-advising programs were surveyed in the United States. Faculty of 104 schools (88.8 percent) responded to one of three mailings. The findings indicated that most instructors who were surveyed enroll all…

Student ratings of teachers in five disciplines (science and math, education, social sciences, humanistics, and business) were analyzed to determine which teacher attributes were important in predicting ratings of teaching effectiveness. Ratings results from 1439 courses taught at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale from 1973 to 1974 were…

In 1974 the General College Legal Paraprofessional Program was evaluated by a team of visitors representing the Special Committee on Legal Assistants of the American Bar Association (ABA). The first part of this document is the full text of the "Evaluation Report" submitted to the ABA House of Delegates by the visitation team. The second…

This study builds on a previous report, Higher Education in Alaska, commissioned by the Alaskan Legislature in 1972. Suggestions and recommendations made in that initial report and the subsequent actions taken on them make up the body of the discussion. Along with a review of organizational and budgeting matters, of special interest is the…

During 1968, Michigan State University developed a basic model and initial curriculum for the Behavioral Science Teacher Education Program (ED 027 285-ED 027 287), emphasizing the developmental experiences through the first years of teaching. This feasibility study was designed to analyze the human, material, and fiscal resources required to…

Some 90 entries comprise this annotated bibliography focusing on articles and books dating from 1959. The works tend to deal with graduate education, course requirements, and teacher preparation for higher education. (RL)

This paper chronologically presents a history of curricular development dating from the inception of King's College in 1754 through Columbia University's departmental offerings in 1953. The comprehensive study of curriculums is initiated with a review of the significance of rhetoric during the early period. Systematic examination of the growth of…

The purpose of this conference was to bring expertise in the field of technical education to bear upon the identification and resolution of problems inhibiting the expansion of programs at the junior college level. Sixty-four participants were involved. The conference focused upon the relationships of technical education to: society, college…

Summarized are presentations made at the University Forum on Competency Based Content in Business, Industry, and Education, planned by the School of Industry and Technology Program Directors of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The following topics about competency based content are among subjects reported: what competency based content is; who…

To investigate the present status of the wood area in selected teacher education institutions and to discover possible trends which might be useful in improving the college wood programs, a questionnaire was developed and sent to 122 industrial arts instructors, and the results were compared on a percentage basis. Specific findings were that: (1)…

This textbook, designed for use in the secondary grades, colleges, and for adult education, is intended for use in both consumer education and consumer economics courses. Its objective is to develop an awareness of the importance of making wise consumer decisions. A rationale for the textbook precedes 16 topical chapters, a glossary, a selected…

The problem of major concern to the Physics Education Evaluation Project (P.E.E.P.) involved the improvement of university physics teaching and learning. The present paper describes instruments and procedures developed for systematic formative evaluation of physics lectures. The data was drawn from two sections of a first year university physics…