A compilation of descriptions of graduate programs in the field of higher education is presented as prepared by the ASHE Committee on Curriculum, Instruction and Learning. The report is based on a survey of the 92 directors of masters and doctoral programs in higher education in the United States and Canada. For each of 65 respondents, one-page…

Up-to-date information as of January 1979 is presented on Canadian and U.S. undergraduate and graduate programs in health services administration. The first section presents an introduction to career opportunities in the profession, comments on the nature of education in health services administration, and offers suggestions on how to identify the…

This report and the database on which it is based provide an overview of five federal and state education and training programs: secondary vocational education, postsecondary vocational education, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), welfare-to-work programs, and state-funded job training. Section 1 describes the study methods, namely…

This guide provides a chart describing and rating the features of eight 16K microcomputers: Apple II, Atari 800, Commodore PET, Compucolor Mod III, Exidy Sorcerer, Ohio Scientific C4PMF, Tandy TRS-80 Level II, and Texas Instruments 99/4. A glossary of microcomputer terminology and a resource directory are appended. (SJL)

The impact of student aid policies on women is assessed. Differences in the conditions affecting men's and women's need for aid are identified, along with actions that could improve women's participation in student aid programs. Gender issues in student aid policy include: loan burden, default, and bankruptcy; the award of merit scholarships;…

This publication provides detailed information on widely available commercial vocational evaluation and assessment systems. An introduction considers two separate models for system selection--initial development of an evaluation unit and expansion of an existing unit. The Vocational Evaluation System Outline is described. A table compares 21…

Contemporary clinical educational programs at five colleges of podiatric medicine are reviewed. Both classroom contact hours and clinical experience are examined and compared among institutions. Course offerings in podiatric medicine, radiology, surgery, othopedics, community health, etc., are listed by college. (MLW)

A survey was administered to 194 colleges and universities offering instructional technology graduate degree programs to obtain information for a current reference source on their admission and program requirements, degree emphases, enrollment and faculty data, program features, and curricula, for the year 1978-79. All of the institutions…

Information about and excerpts from the 1981 "Commuter Institution Index," an annual publication on research on commuter institutions of higher education are presented. The Index provides an overview of the demographic characteristics of responding institutions and the functions most frequently performed by these institutions for commuters. It…