This 3-year leadership development project was conducted to provide 18 selected vocational education teachers with an opportunity for graduate study in vocational education, research, and related areas, and to provide internship experiences in State and local educational systems, enabling participants to complete requirements for the degree,…

Since disadvantaged students need more than admission to succeed in college, especially in graduate and professional schools, a comprehensive developmental program is needed, with a full system of student support. Suggestions for institutional and state support, and on campus, a decision-making structure and an advisory structure are recommended.…

One of several informative brochures being prepared to inform professional educators of the research and development activities of the Department of Curriculum of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, this booklet discusses the nature of the Modern Language Center and gives details of its scope, activities, and plans for developing…

This paper describes several learning laboratory program approaches to teaching students how to prepare for professional school admission exams. That these exams are true aptitude tests is a myth repeatedly deflated when students study for the tests and manage to score significantly higher on a second testing. Factors in addition to intelligence…

This book traces the history of the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) program, which allows military personnel to obtain civilian education at more that 1,000 designated community colleges, technical institutes, and four-year institutions nationwide. Among the topics discussed in this history of the SOC program's development as the…