This document describes the Physical Education Learning Laboratory (PELL) of Temple University (Pennsylvania), a competency based physical activity program in which students (both physical education majors and non-majors) receive semester hour credits for demonstrating their knowledge and skills in whatever physical activities they select.…

Information for this inventory is limited to four-year college and university baccalaureate programs. The data were compiled from the 1968-69 catalogs of the 46 Massachusetts colleges and universities which have specified health training programs. Criteria for selection included the following: (1) The program must train students for a specified…

This book is an attempt to document the impact of environmental concerns on higher education in recent years as expressed in university courses, curricula, programs, and centers that have modified conventional disciplines or led to new multidisciplinary arrangements, schools, and colleges. The forty-five case studies presented describe…

Much of the material in this publication was collected in preparation for a symposium on "Undergraduate Studies in Environmental Science." The introduction emphasizes the importance of environmental education. A section on "What do Students Want?" contains student opinions and descriptions of student-developed programs. A section entitled "New…

Deferred Opportunity Education is a challenging opportunity by a small, day college in southeast Pennsylvania (OUR LADY OF ANGELS COLLEGE) to attempt to reach out to the adult women of the local community. The program permits any woman to return to college on a class schedule which has been tailored to her needs in terms of class hours, credits,…

The role of the community college today and new programs that it offers are discussed. In its role as a comprehensive, multifaceted institution, the community college not only provides academic education but also attempts to be a "people's college" by providing many services to a wide variety of people, a "servant of the community," and a "center…

This paper focuses on the increasing number of senior citizens currently on college campuses. The author discusses some special programs made available by several universities to retirees who return to school. These programs offer special scholarships, counseling services, and seminars. Some of the universities specifically mentioned are the…

Describes a course offered through the University of Missouri which allows off-campus graduate students to obtain professional experience and get their names in print. (RB)

Describes: (1) the selection of honors students; (2) components of a superior education; and (3) honors programs at Iowa State University (ISU). Programs at ISU include honors courses, honors seminars, converted courses, independent study, as well as altering requirements. (JN)

Excerpted from the second chapter of the International Reading Association's "Computer Applications in Reading" (2nd ed.), this article presents an overview of computer-assisted reading programs developed on college campuses during the 1970s. (AEA)

This paper discusses the law-related studies provided in a human ecology degree program. The studies involve workshops which are project-oriented experiences and courses which provide skills and knowledge. The program emphasizes law relating to land use management, small business enterprises, consumer protection, real estate, and family. (MR)

Griffith University implemented the first Australian undergraduate degree program in interdisciplinary environmental studies. This paper discusses an introductory field experience incorporated to familiarize staff and students and to provide ecological and urban analysis exercises. The project conducted in a coastal valley incorporates field…

An early-entry liberal arts college is described, the interdisciplinary approach stressed by the college is discussed, and a discussion of the school's experimental science curricula is included. (DT)

Describes a college program inaugurated at Yale University in 1972 entitled The Literature Major'' in which literature is studied as a process. (RB)

Prospective physics researchers do not get enough background and sophistication in physics at the undergraduate level in a college with no research program. Authors describe an enrichment program for such students that takes place during two summers of an MS degree program. (PS)