The new "International Handbook of Universities" is now 2-volumes and includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online. This "Twenty-second Edition" is the most comprehensive guide to university-level education worldwide, providing detailed information on higher education institutions that offer at least a post-graduate degree…

Institutions offering programs in health education are listed by state, and information is provided on specializations and degrees offered. (IAH)

This directory of distance education professionals in India covers personnel working in open universities, correspondence course institutes, and directorates of distance education of conventional universities and other national level research institutes. The information was derived from a set of structured questionnaires sent to all involved…

An inventory of academic degree programs in South Carolina is intended as an aid to institutional and to statewide planning for postsecondary education. In Part I, programs are listed by category (50 subject areas), using the National Center for Education Statistics' Classification of Instructional Programs. The following degree programs are…

The movement to create "academic alliances" of high-school and college teachers is discussed. The alliances owe much of their strength to the increased sense of self-esteem and the pleasure that members find in the company of disciplinary colleagues. A directory of some alliances is included. (MLW)

Offers suggestions for developing a collection policy that promotes the integration of government documents into an academic library's overall collection management objectives. Steps described include selecting appropriate agencies, selecting appropriate levels of collection intensity, assigning intensity levels to agency materials, and adjusting…

Provides a listing of more than 130 institutions in 30 European countries that offer programs in information science, listed by countries and cities and also by academic subject. Information includes staff, number of students, main fields of research, admission criteria, courses offered, practical studies, exams, and professions of graduates.…

This guide presents alternatives to traditional inservice training for prekindergarten through grade 12 teachers; it lists a total of 113 institutes, fellowships, and awards that assist professional growth but are individually initiated and implemented. Following an introduction which explores various approaches to professional development and…

An annotated directory of writing-across-the-curriculum programs in two-year and four-year institutions in the United States and Canada, based on a 1987 survey, is presented. Annotations contain contact names and addresses and information about program design and components. (MSE)

The purpose of this directory is to help make known the capacity of experts in library history and to strengthen international cooperation that will help develop library history as an academic discipline. The directory is a compilation of responses to a questionnaire sent to the experts themselves. It is organized by country, and it includes the…

Based on questionnaires sent to educational software companies in January 1988, this directory lists 78 companies. Information given includes company address, curriculum subject areas for which the company publishes software, types of machines and operating systems on which the software operates, and grade level for which it is targeted. (LRW)

A guide is presented for students on the policies and practices of public and private New York colleges and universities in regard to granting credit, course waiver, or advanced standing to those who pass the College Proficiency Examinations (CPEs) and the Regents External Degree Examinations (REDEs). A chart indicates, for each institution and…

Information on research efforts concerning higher education in Sweden is presented. The development of the research program has involved a shift of emphasis among four major problem areas (the role of higher education in society, the organization of higher education, the educational function, and the research function). While in the early 1970s…

The American Federation of Teachers has developed a series of documents to help educators develop appropriate achievement standards or to describe the standards of other countries. Ordering information is given for these documents and kits for setting standards in particular disciplines. (SLD)

This booklet contains selected statutes, regulations, and policies dealing with the minimum employment qualifications for California community college faculty and administrators, including changes that resulted from a 1993 comprehensive review of the minimum qualifications regulations. Presented first are the relevant sections of the California…