There are numerous signs that the focus in high school is widening to give seniors more freedom in selecting the academic components of their final secondary school year. This issue describes the ways in which 10 schools, in cooperation with colleges and universities, are making college courses and college credit available to hign school seniors.…

This paper argues that the dynamics of a successful college tutorial program should include the following components: well planned objectives, goals, and standards; enough capable staff; an inservice training program; adequate financing and space; efficient paper management procedures; and an effective means of evaluation including the willingness…

Specific difficulties encountered when helping low-achieving students improve their college reading and study skills include pronunciation of new words, low vocabulary, inability to follow directions, spelling problems, and an inability to differentiate between main ideas and details. Some techniques that have been used at San Jose State College,…

This report is the first section of a "Long Range Plan for Higher Education in Tennessee" by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. It deals with thee general level and type of program offerings at each of the public institutions and makes recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on governance of the state's public…

The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of the four-volume final report of the Wisconsin Elementary Teacher Education Project (WETEP), which includes position papers and specifications for a model teacher education program projected for the year 1975 and beyond. In addition to summaries of the purpose, background, organizational…

This study is concerned with the prediction of college success in a group of primarily low socio-economic status (SES) Mexican-American youth. A total of 32 college freshmen participated, most of whom were poor and had below average academic averages as measured by high school grade point average. Selected sets of cognitive and personality…

The purpose of this study was to secure the opinions of educators and practitioners as to how helpful advertising educators have been in the past, their potential for help in the future, and, based on this response, how they can be helpful. Members of the Advertising Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and of the American…

This book provides information on institutions preparing students for work in educational and public broadcasting. This second edition has been revised and updated. Each institution was asked 10 questions relating to its educational broadcasting courses and programs. In addition to courses, program questions concern financial assistance, minority…

Planning methodology should concentrate first on outcomes before emphasizing inputs and processes. In developing a plan for planning for a State community college system, such questions as these must be answered: why plan? who plans? what is to be included in the planning? what is the time frame for planning? Five general processes, each a…

Seven planning conditions necessary if junior colleges, both independent and public, are to maximize their chances for accomplishing change and self-renewal are summarized: (1) balancing of qualitative and quantitative planning, (2) establishing college priorities, (3) integrating college planning with that in related areas, (4) linking resources…

High attrition rates at colleges and universities are costly to students and to institutions, in terms of money, time, effort, etc. The prediction of academic success or failure is related to the problem of accountability. In order to plan and account for certain program expenditures, it becomes imperative to predict the needs and behaviors of…

This textbook provides the journalism student with a practical demonstration of copyreading. Reporters' copy is shown first untouched and then as it undergoes improvements in clarity, effectiveness, and news style. Using many examples of copy from student newspapers and stories written by students for reporting and editing courses, as well as copy…

The Navajo Studies Program at Navajo Community College consists of 2 major areas of study, the first of which includes courses dealing with the Navajos. This book deals with that portion of the program and provides a picture of selected Navajo Studies courses as taught at Navajo Community College. Contained in the book are the origin myths of the…

This issue of "Science Education News" is concerned with nontraditional approaches to college-level education. Recent trends and new programs representing examples of innovative learning are presented by these six articles: The Prospects for Nontraditional Study; Accreditation of Nontraditional Study Programs; New York Regents External Degree; The…

Describes the obstacles facing hearing-impaired people as they attempt to learn to write and suggests ways to implement a college program to bridge the gap between natural Sign Language and English. (DD)