This report is in four sections. The first describes the needs for ethnic studies, their role, how they can best be effected, and the philosophy behind them. The interdisciplinary nature of ethnic studies is noted: that they must draw on many disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. And as with all inter- interdisciplinary programs,…

The first statewide followup study of occupational/career education students in Illinois community colleges was developed through the efforts of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Research Advisory Council and the special Occupational Followup Subcommittee. The Phase 1 data for the followup study consisted of reporting student…

Although planned as a comprehensive listing of special programs for minority group members several decisions were made which significantly expanded its scope, and hopefully, makes it even more useful to candidates, counselors, and employers. A number of programs for "disadvantaged" persons were included. Some general programs, open to all persons,…

A driver education task analysis was completed and instructional material was developed under a different contract but in conjunction with this and a companion project. Different editions of a teacher's guide were written for secondary schools and driving schools. The former was disseminated through workshops for college and university…

This program audit evaluates the effectiveness of the special higher education opportunity programs financially assisted by New York State in the four year public and private universities and colleges in the State. These programs are officially identified as: SEEK--Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (1966)--the program at the City…

The grade 8 curriculum guide contains four lessons covering the career preparation knowledge, skills, and self-knowledge domains and is designed to introduce students to careers in physical education. Each lesson includes a goal, performance objective, activities and outcome measure. The overall goal is for the students to acquire knowledge of…

Significant themes of the papers included in this twenty-second Yearbook of the National Reading Conference are teacher education programs in reading and the competency-based concept of teaching. Some specific topics are accountability in the community college reading program, adult reading improvement programs, and uses of the cloze procedure,…

The Marymount Manhattan College Community Leadership Program, which is a high risk admissions program, is taken as an exemplar of such programs. Although the author runs this program, it is considered impossible for any one person or even agency to actually run these programs. The Board of Trustees has approved the program and the necessary…

One of the series of occasional papers originating from the Study of Collegiate Compensatory Programs for Minority Group Youth project, this annotated bibliography focuses on the following: civil rights and access to higher education; programs and practices in higher education for the disadvantaged; characteristics of disadvantaged students;…

Due in part to the open enrollment policy in junior colleges, there is a great diversity in student reading ability that dictates a need to individualize reading instruction. Individualization, defined as personalized instruction, may be accomplished through helping the student to read course materials, helping him to read special materials, or…

Information obtained from the 2-year colleges of New York and New Jersey is presented in this directory. Career curriculums in 140 areas are offered by the 66 institutions. In the institutional directory, information includes cost, financial aid, and career curriculums offered. In the second section, colleges are classified by the occupational…

This report is another in a continuing series of reports on open admissions compiled by the CUNY Office of Program and Policy Research. An earlier report dealt with general trends in student retention at the City University of New York during the period September 1970 through June 1972. The new report studies academic trends, in terms of credits…

The Joint Council on Economic Education's Year's work is characterized in this annual report. In addition to discussing the need for schools to teach economic education, the first part briefly presents the Joint Council's major objectives, strategies, efforts toward testing, and toward providing continuing programs for teachers. The major part…

For five years colleges and universities have encountered the black studies movement; they will never be quite the same again. The phrase "black studies" is used to refer to those programs and departments which may have different designations but are highly similar in content to black studies: Afro-American studies, race and ethnic studies,…

The Detroit College Opportunity Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is designed to provide remedial support, instructional assistance, academic stimulation, and personal, educational and vocational counseling for selected eligible students so that their chances to become successful college students will be…