A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample (n=395) of public, private (including proprietary) and church-related community and junior colleges for the purpose of identifying the nature of part-time students in such institutions, the extent to which they participate in or are included in college programs and activities, and the various ways in…

The conditions necessary and the standards of quality to be met for programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree are described in this policy statement. The doctoral program is defined as being designed to prepare a student for a lifetime of intellectual inquiry that manifests itself in creative scholarship and research often leading to…

This report is a retrospective account of a single research project conducted between 1973 and 1976 which involved a field study of the administrative feasibility of vouchers for skill training in the Work Incentive Program (WIN) in Portland, Oregon. (The program was designed to change relationships among clients, WIN staff, and training vendors,…

The booklet is intended for regular and special educators involved with visually impaired students in North Carolina local schools. Seven sections are devoted to the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): characteristics (low vision training, vision testing); classroom arrangement (seating location, lighting); materials (large print,…

A study was conducted to determine which aspects of guidance programs in New York State's secondary institutions are most effective in helping individual students make appropriate vocational program choices. Data, collected through a series of site visits, included results of administrator and counselor interviews, student surveys, and reviews of…

This paper presents a view of counseling in the year 2000 and lists future trends particular to counseling through a scenario entitled "A Day in the Life of a Counselor," which predicts the impact of computers and technological change. Changes in job skills, work values, and places of employment and the role of the counselor in meeting changing…

The Native American Education Program, designed to provide after-school instruction and supportive services, served approximately 350 Native American students attending New York City public schools in 1980-1981. Program goals submitted for the year were: to increase academic achievement capabilities of Native American students; to continue to…

An active staffing process used by teacher center personnel was investigated as a method of improving teacher center operations and of helping users of teacher centers. Through a preliminary survey of users' attitudes toward teacher centers, three expectations were formulated: (1) Many initial requests in the active staffing process would center…

This paper discusses a research project undertaken to explore placement of minority children in white families. The intent of the research was to evaluate criticism of transracial adoption by groups including the National Association of Black Social Workers which stated in 1972 that "Black children should be placed only with black…

The innovative actions that faculty, and institutions on behalf of faculty, have taken to adjust to retrenchment and the changing academic profession are considered. It is suggested that faculty have three kinds of employment options to present conditions such as the scarcity of tenure-track positions and the failure of salaries to keep pace with…

A centralized office of student services was developed in a college of education to provide academic advice. The office aids students in adding or dropping courses, making degree plans, evaluating transfer work, applying for admission and certification, clarifying graduation and student teacher requirements, and general programmatic counseling.…

Trends in college enrollment patterns, along with reference to the historical development of the university, are considered, and the university's response to population shifts and the role of life-span development in that response are addressed. It is proposed that the response of higher education to declining number of youth should not be simple…

The study described in this report was launched in Fall 1978 at Bronx Community College (BCC) to determine the efficacy of two procedures for enhancing the academic survival and study skills of students in academic difficulty. Introductory material looks at BCC's Operation Second Chance (OSC), one of these treatment procedures, which employs…

Higher Horizons (HH) 100 is a program providing groups of 100 underachieving secondary school students in Hartford, Connecticut, with an integrated program of academic, cultural, and counseling services designed to develop and improve their basic skills in language and mathematics, self-concept, and adjustment to school. The eight small cluster…

This collection of ERIC documents is designed to assist anyone involved in the counseling of single parents, divorced adults, or children of divorced parents to identify useful resources. These documents represent a computer search of the ERIC database covering the period of November, 1966 through May, 1978. The materials reviewed here address the…