Surveys of (n=102) two-year college mathematics programs found that large numbers of students benefit from small class size, extensive opportunity for remediation, and an educated, experienced, diverse faculty, while faculty struggle with teaching remedial mathematics, excessive dependence on part-time faculty, student motivation, and filling…

Comparison of 187 New England Telephone workers participating in a workplace education program of the University of Rhode Island and 187 on-campus students showed them alike in terms of persistence, but workers earned fewer College-Level Examination Program credits and matriculated more slowly. Supportive work environments affected matriculation.…

A national survey identified 127 colleges and universities in the United States and eight institutions in Canada that offer graduate degree programs in gifted education. Data about their enrollments and practicum requirements are presented. The functions of gifted education resource centers operated by 25 of the institutions are also described.…

Identified trends in graduate preparation programs in College Student Personnel (CSP) between 1973-87. Analyzed data concerning General Program Information, Admissions Requirements, Faculty, and Program Content collected for last five editions of "Directory of Graduate Preparation Programs in College Student Personnel." Concludes that overall…

Notes that interest in wellness among colleges and universities appears to have been growing in recent years, particularly among divisions of student affairs. Sees wellness as represented by six dimensions: physical, intellectual, occupational, social, emotional, and spiritual. Provides specific practical recommendations for designing and…

Humber College (Ontario) adapted a learning strategies intervention model which emphasized sentence, paragraph, and theme writing and error monitoring. Stages include pretest, describing, modeling, verbal practice, controlled practice and feedback, college-level practice and feedback, posttest, and generalization. Implementation and evaluation of…

Describes a two-year nursing program at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pennsylvania) that was developed 15 years ago to address the critical shortage of trained nurses in rural northern Pennsylvania. To date, the program has graduated 269 students, of which approximately 75% have taken jobs within the region. (LP)

This article describes the development of a program for college students with learning disabilities at Randolph Macon College (Virginia), focusing on recognition of the need for change, the political realities of change, and the resulting continuum of services offered to these students. (DB)

African-American performing and visual-arts scholars comment on the continuing struggle to bring the work of black artists into the full view of the academy's white majority. Some feel the American art culture has been too slow to accept minority expression. Dance programs appear to be increasing in diversity faster than most other arts…

The idea of institutionally sponsored employee mentoring programs, sometimes used in industry, is applied to personnel management in higher education institutions. The benefits and problems of such programs are discussed, and suggestions are made for program design at the entry level and for career development. (MSE)

Videos celebrating Hispanic Heritage and Black History month were presented at two regionally and ethnically distinct college campuses. Students (N=62) were interviewed regarding what attracted them to the video. Students of color commented positively on the cultural content as well as the musical and dance components of each video. Presents…

Argues that in the European School (ES) program, younger students should learn in their own language, as opposed to in English, which is widely practiced at international schools. Suggests specific language learning according to ES' four stages: (1) nursery school; (2) primary school; (3) middle school; and (4) upper school. (CW)

The American Indian Studies program at Cornell University resembles other area and ethnic studies programs academically but also has components concerned with American Indian student recruitment and support, agricultural extension and research activities in reservation communities, and publications. Thirteen courses are briefly described, as well…

In 2000 the UK Engineering Professors' Council (EPC) drafted an output standard to describe first-cycle engineering programmes that would prepare students for practice and further professional learning. The standard described what is authentic and worthwhile in engineering education--it identified complex outcomes of learning. This poses practical…

Faced with the challenge of responding to shifting tides in the American labor market through the development of innovative and relevant educational programs that directly facilitate regional economic growth, numerous community colleges have identified the implementation of small business development and entrepreneurship education initiatives as…