An innovative, three-year seminar program was developed for undergraduates at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) that supplements the core chemistry curriculum by teaching the auxiliary skills necessary for life as a professional chemist. Advising, good laboratory practice, and information literacy are the strategic components of this program that…

This article introduces the Special Class for the Gifted Young (SCGY), an early college entrance program in mathematics and science in China, which has been a focus for media coverage and public discussion of accelerated education in China. We first describe the admission policy and academic programming of SCGY and delineate its distinct features.…

This article describes Southwest University's no-fee teacher education internship models in terms of their organization, content, requirements, and quality assurance. It further introduces the quality assurance system, which comprises building a teaching internship system, establishing internship sites, guiding teacher training, and processing…

In this article, we report on a multiyear consultation project between a consulting team based in the United States and the Ministry of Education in Trinidad and Tobago. The project was initiated with a request for training in counseling for secondary school students but ended with the training of personnel from the Ministry of Education in…

In 2000, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) launched the programme "Learning Regions--Providing Support for Networks'" in cooperation with the Lander. It was co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). Some 90 regions were selected and financially supported. After one year, 71 regions continued to build-up…

Describes the evolution and program of Philadelphia's Lifelong Learning Center, which stresses helping individuals to overcome problems of unemployment due to job obsolescence, mid-life career change, women returning to the job market, and career education and planning. Both workshops and individual interviews are used in working with clients.…

Academic advising is one of the most frequently used but poorest quality student services on a university campus. This article presents the theory and rationale for a departmental advising center as an alternative to the faculty advising system. The structure of the center and its personnel and operations are discussed. (Author)

Faculty and upperclass students were trained in group techniques for freshman advising. The 144 advisees had fewer course and room changes, disciplinary referrals and suspensions, and less residence hall damage. They also returned as sophomores in greater numbers than students who experienced traditional advising. (Author)

The Virginia Tidewater Consortium's effort to reach out to the community began twenty-seven years ago when it received an Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The EOC was specifically designed to work with adults from low socioeconomic backgrounds, most of them minorities. In southeastern Virginia,…

Describes a program in which a university sociology department has integrated advising, curriculum planning, and career guidance using nonfaculty professional academic counselors. The development of the program is described and benefits accruing to both faculty and students are discussed. Problems in program evaluation are noted. (Author/RC)

Specific projects to encourage faculty creativity and self-assessment are depicted by the multifaceted approach to faculty development and institutional renewal adopted by Otterbein College in Ohio. The projects also improve the academic advising process. (Author/LBH)

Outlines a community college's intensive institutional effort to solve advising management problems and to develop mechanisms to assure maintenance of an effective system. Considers factors important in maintaining the system and implications for other institutions. (RC)

Describes Postsecondary Counselor Program for increasing college success of rural Native American students in Alaska's Yukon-Koyukuk School District. Discusses program staffing and organization, program activities, graduate success after high school, and implementation steps (needs assessment, school board involvement, and counselor selection and…

Reports the development of a counseling program for student athletes in which the athletic counselor's role has been expanded to that of identifying and assisting with the athletes' personal, vocational, and academic concerns. A course in counselor education targeted toward athletes is reported. (Author)

Matching adult desires for further education with available educational opportunities requires brokering services in the community. The development of the Regional Learning Service of Central New York in Syracuse, which has served as a prototype for the development of educational brokering services, is examined. (Author/JMD)