This paper focuses on the increasing number of senior citizens currently on college campuses. The author discusses some special programs made available by several universities to retirees who return to school. These programs offer special scholarships, counseling services, and seminars. Some of the universities specifically mentioned are the…

This monograph attempts to answer some of the most commonly asked questions concerning career education: (1) What is career education?; (2) Why do we need career education?; (3) When and where does career education take place?; Also outlined are the goals of elementary education and how the development of career education awareness can fit into an…

This document evaluates the counseling aspect of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. Following a review of the overall functions and activities, the programs relationship with MAP component programs is discussed. Related documents are HE 005 102, 005 083, 005 078, 005 082, 005 081, 005 101, 005 077, and 005…

This report outlines the major purposes, goals, functions, organization staffing and future directions of the Office of Commuter Services at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is a description of what presently exists and what needs to be done. Appendices include job descriptions, commuter utilization of selected services on campus,…

The state of Minnesota has established the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) to coordinate the state's educational computing activities. The Consortium is governed by a board of directors representing the State Department of Education, the State Junior Colleges, the State Colleges, the State University and the public and is…

A discussion of the computerized Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) is presented. The author first describes it as a functional automated system, headquartered in the Arkansas Department of Education, which serves the record transferral needs of seasonal farm migrant children as they move throughout the contiguous 48 states.…

This personal account of a teaching intern at Barton County Community Junior College briefly describes his reactions to the experience. The internship, the first attempted by Kansas State University, was in two American history courses during one semester. The intern's reactions were that not only did the internship provide practical classroom…

Presented are conference proceedings on evaluation of educational programs for emotionally disturbed children. Raphael F. Simches highlights past and future educational trends in programs for handicapped children. Fritz Redl stresses various motivations that may cause violent behavior. A systematic approach to classroom analysis via taxonomy of…

The use of volunteer workers in the school system is an educational improvement at low cost. Volunteers should be used on a regularly scheduled basis for specific duties and projects, depending on school needs and the availability and capabilities of the volunteer. The purposes of a volunteer program are to increase student motivation, to assist…

The paper deals with the Cornerstone Project, in which a child analyst works with psychiatrically ill preschool children within a nursery classroom group setting. An analytically trained psychotherapist works 1 1/2 hours per day with up to seven children in the classroom, with the help of nursery school teachers. There is regular contact with…

A progress report and final evaluation of the Twin Owls Mountain Camp - Summer Workshop for Colorado Young People are contained in this two-volume publication. Involved in the project was the operation of a summer camp for governmental/ecological education using a participative approach to the learning/teaching process. Also, it was to be…

This report summarizes information about TTT projects collected during telephone interviews with directors of TTT projects re-funded for fiscal year 1970-71. It is intended to be useful to various groups in describing, justifying, and planning for the national TTT program. A structured telephone interview was used and a copy of the interview…

Contained in this report are a variety of materials to help teachers and school administrators understand and develop environmental education curricula. Environmental Education: What is it? What should it be? is the introductory unit. Public statements from eight individuals are presented expressing positions taken on basic issues of the present…

This brochure is the third edition of a publication designed to give brief information about educational opportunities in the United States for graduate studies in water resources. The 65 universities listed from 42 states are all members of the Universities Council on Water Resources. For each university, a brief description of the program is…

The objective of the survey was to identify and describe all significant public programs providing educational services for handicapped children in New York State. Data were gathered on the purposes of each state program under which handicapped children receive services, characteristics of children served, distribution of services throughout the…