The article argues for the participation and involvement of students in developing learning spaces within higher education. In early childhood education there is a strong emphasis upon rights, democracy and planning learning through listening to young children. Taking inspiration from this, the study explores the use of participatory approaches in…

The National Resource Centers Program provides grants to institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen, and operate comprehensive and undergraduate centers that are national resources for: (1) Teaching modern foreign languages, especially the less and least commonly taught languages; (2) Disciplinary instruction to provide a thorough…

Questionnaires were sent to 307 persons, with 135 responses returned (40%), to determine who had used the Michigan Consumer Education Center services and to determine attitudes toward Center services. Five categories of persons were contacted: Those local representatives who had coordinated inservice training sessions provided by the Center; 1973…

This article considers the impact of a major government initiative to reward and promote excellence in teaching and learning in higher education. The proposal to create Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in England's universities and colleges of higher education was first announced in 2003. A two-stage bidding process took place over…

Describes a program in which a resource center in a college of education offers services to public schools in the areas of curriculum development and evaluation, advisory services for public school administrators, psychological services, and innovative field-based approaches to in-service education. (IRT)

The purpose of a resource center for public school services, which this paper discusses, is to serve as a liaison between the needs of public school personnel and the expertise offered by a college of education. Services offered by the center might include curriculum development and evaluation, psychological services, inservice education, and…

Each of the more than 50 programs conducted annually at Cortland Center in the Adirondacks aim toward developing the concept of man in harmony with nature. (JC)

Common notions about what college writing centers are and do are examined so that faculty and students may understand how to make the best use of them. Issues discussed include their organizational status and role, audience, and specific functions and activities. The structure and objectives of tutoring sessions is briefly addressed. (MSE)

Serving as an educational resource center for Connecticut public schools and institutions of higher learning, Project Oceanology provides 256 programs in marine education via a "floating laboratory", a waterfront laboratory, and a classroom equipped for individual study. (JC)

A field-responsive academic development program, the Hartford Higher Education Hispanic Project, was implemented to facilitate access to and continuation in three Hartford colleges by Hispanic students. It finances a Learning Skills/Resource Center housed at the University of Hartford and educational/guidance supportive services and activities at…

A year-by-year sketch of the development and implementation of the dial access system for instructional support and enrichment at Oral Roberts University is presented. After this, the learning systems and facilities which utilize the electronic educational media are described. Two organization charts of the university are given. (WH)

This paper investigates the changing role of women, the decline of the "feminine mystique," the "empty nest" stage of marriage, sex role stereotypic counseling in secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, and other problems resulting from the increasing numbers of women enrolled in colleges and universities in the…

Proposes the establishment of Integrated Resource Management Education Centers that would provide information and assistance to local change agents involved with resource management policies and plans. Identifies the purposes, programs, and intended audience for these centers, their roles in developing countries, and some existing prototypes. (DC)

This report presents an analysis of data provided by 196 usable responses to a survey of a stratified sample of 282 college and university media centers. Information was collected on the following topics: current trends in budget and personnel levels; the degree of moral support provided by supervisors and the faculty clientele; the extent to…