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Download full textDiamond, Robert M. – 1966
An experimental program was undertaken to find a means of facilitating the teaching of art to large numbers of students in a Humanities course at the University of Miami. Original paintings were available for study in the University art gallery, but there was insufficient room for large classes in the gallery and a specialist teacher was not…
Descriptors: Art Education, Attitudes, College Freshmen, Experimental Groups
Kenneke, Larry J. – 1977
A study was conducted to update the handbook "Promising Practices in Career Education," May 1976 edition by reviewing eight projects conducted in Oregon during the fiscal year 1976. (The 1976 edition covered practices selected from Oregon vocational research and exemplary projects conducted from 1970 through 1975.) The project staff…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1976
Life Lab, an alternative educational program stressing self-directed learning at Miami-Dade Community College, is discussed in terms of its development, impact, and student attributes. More than half of the document presents personal histories and opinions of students and staff, alternating with the views of Dr. MacGregor Smith, program founder.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Experimental Programs, Individual Development, Individualized Programs
Saskatchewan Univ., Saskatoon. Native Law Centre. – 1978
Through the efforts of the faculty of the College of Law of the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan Program of Legal Studies for Native People was established in 1973. In planning for the program, certain problems were considered: the number of persons of native ancestry able to meet the minimum requirement for admission to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Canada Natives, Cultural Background
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This paper provides an analysis of the activities of the postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State. The four programs serving disadvantaged populations in 1975-76 were: College Discovery; Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge; the Educational Opportunity Program; and the Higher Education Opportunity Program. Approximately…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrollment Rate
Maine Univ., Portland-Gorham. – 1977
A detailed demographic study of York County, Maine in 1973 found that while most existing colleges offered four-year programs, job opportunities were eight times greater for associate degree holders; that the state could not afford to construct or maintain additional campuses; and that a large number of residents lived too far from existing…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems
1975
The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program encourages high school students to complete graduation requirements early enough to leave the senior year free for relaxed investigation of a number of topics through elective courses and independent study. The incorporation of such concepts as open-space teaching, the open campus, work experience…
Descriptors: Business Education, Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, English
Crews, James W., Ed.; Dickerson, Z. S., Jr., Ed. – 1977
This 1977 yearbook on business curriculum development from the elementary through baccalaureate educational levels is intended to provide teachers, curriculum specialists, and administrators with information regarding what curricula are being implemented. The content is in fourteen chapters, titled as follow: (1) Historical Perspectives of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Education, Coordination, Curriculum Design
Moore, Audrey – 1977
This field survey relative to adolescent pregnancy was undertaken through site visits and interviews. Data indicated that: (1) while many people are carrying out excellent programs and activities, the numbers are small compared to the need; (2) in some types of services the old tried-and-found-wanting approaches are perpetuated; (3) in some,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education
Kaplan, Leslie S. – 1978
Peer counseling in high schools provides a developmental growth opportunity for adolescents as well as a valuable outreach service for the Guidance Office. Through intensive small group experience and training, selected students gain insight into their own ideas, needs, and values. They also learn more effective interpersonal and decision making…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Decision Making Skills, High School Students
Doob, Heather S. – 1974
After discussing the controversies surrounding attempts at "external" performance contracting--agreements negotiated between local educational authorities and private educational firms--this document describes five "local" programs--agreements negotiated between a local educational authority and its own teachers--involving nine school districts.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
Ministry of Education and Culture, Brasilia (Brazil). – 1976
In the present stage of development of the Brazilian university system, graduate studies are assuming a role of increasing strategic importance with repercussions of a multiple dimension in the national growth process. This report presents a general view of the First National Plan of Graduate Studies (PNPG), of the Institutional Program for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Educational Planning, Faculty Workload
Bachert, Russel E., Jr. – 1977
The directory represents a compilation of 61 institutions of higher education in the United States that offer a degree program or a concentration within a degree program in any of the following related areas: outdoor education, environmental education, conservation education, or environmental interpretation. All institutions are indexed…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, College Credits, College Programs, Conservation Education
Prusso, Kenneth W. – 1977
This report is a compilation of information on the educational, parent involvement, health services, social services, and staff development components of Prekindergarten Head Start, a School District of Philadelphia child development preschool program for children of low income families. Instructional models used in the program were Bank Street,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education
Kray, Eugene J. – 1977
This sourcebook is intended for postsecondary educators seeking to develop a system that will acknowledge, validate and credit prior learning at their institutions. It provides a systematic, organized approach to the major issues surrounding the implementation of experiential learning assessment. Chapters include: Institutional Philosophy,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy
