This catalog lists research reports, research notes, and other publications available from the College Board's website. The catalog briefly describes research publications available free of charge. Introduced in 1981, the Research Report series includes studies and reviews in areas such as college admission, special populations, subgroup…

This directory of Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) programs is designed (1) to facilitate communication among EBCE practitioners and potential adaptors by providing programmatic and demographic data about the programs implemented in schools across the country and (2) to serve the National EBCE Association as an initial listing of its…

This publication presents an overview of international teaching assistant (TA) training programs at universities in the United States, along with analyses of major themes that emerge from these program descriptions. Section 1, the bulk of the document, consists of one- to two-page descriptions of programs for international TAs that are in place at…

The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) at New York independent colleges and universities is described. Information is provided on eligibility and admission to a HEOP; remedial and developmental courses; tutorial services; academic, personal, and career counseling; financial aid; and economic eligibility criteria. HEOP provides supportive…

Human services programs offered at 30 schools, colleges, and departments of education are described. All of the colleges and universities offering the programs are members of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The programs are described through abstracts, written by the institutions, and contain the following information:…

This brochure provides educators, statisticians, the press, the public, and other interested parties with selected facts and figures about education in Alaska. Brief tables give: (1) general district and school information for Alaska's 54 public school districts and its private schools; (2) student information, including enrollment and graduates…

This booklet contains abstracts of research reports, papers, and other material on the topic of young people and education, especially in the United Kingdom. The abstracts are arranged in the following categories: social and educational developments, programs, and periodicals. Within each of these sections, the abstracts are arranged and numbered…

This directory of schools and programs in the United States and Canada for deaf children and youth, from elementary to postsecondary education, includes a listing of programs by state; a chart presenting information on program features; survey data on children with deafness; and information on developing norms for hearing-impaired students on the…

This resource paper provides information about postsecondary programs for young adults with substantial learning disabilities and other special needs. The introductory section gives the characteristics of the population and components of selected educational and training programs which seem to be successful. The resource guide then provides…

A survey of 43 intensive English-as-a-Second-Language programs in higher education institutions resulted in a scheme for classifying innovative policies and practices in these categories: curriculum development; personnel; technology; policy and planning; community and campus liaison; faculty development; student placement and evaluation;…

This report is intended to serve as a general reference for people either new to the field or involved in planning and decision-making in the field of distance education, specifically in Asia and the Pacific region. Volume I contains data from eight countries: Australia, Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,…

This report is intended to serve as a general reference for people either new to the field or involved in planning and decision-making in the field of distance education, specifically in Asia and the Pacific region. Volume II contains data from 15 countries: the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan,…

This guide provides profiles of distance learning programs in postsecondary education institutions throughout the United States, alphabetically by institution. The descriptions contain information on program access, media used (e.g., videocassette, correspondence, television, radio, teleconferencing), student services offered, application process,…

This index contains abstracts of 173 doctoral dissertations about the following aspects of adult self-directed learning: program areas of adult education (AE); instructional methods/techniques; institutional sponsors of AE; personnel and staffing in AE; education of particular clientele groups; processes of program planning and administration;…

The two-part document provides background information on ethnic heritage and language schools (EHALS) in the United States as well as results of a survey and a directory of these schools in Cleveland, Ohio. Part I contains a rationale for community language schools, traces their evolution from the colonial period to the present, and summarizes the…