This report presents a summary of the program presented by 16 Texas community and junior colleges for people over age 60 during the academic year 1974-1975. This program supported demonstration projects to improve the quality of life of elderly Texans through innovative educational activities. (Author)

Describes the chemical engineering program at Brigham Young University. (SL)

The pre-college training program is a successful, creative marketing technique in attracting a larger percentage of graduating high school seniors. Inherent in budgeting for these programs is the appropriation of funds to promote outreach efforts that maintain a self-supporting program. Budgeting at the University of Iowa is described. (MLW)

This paper examines the history of the Women's Studies Program (WSP) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), as well as the history of women at the university. In 1892 Blanche Davis became the first woman to receive a degree from UNR, and by the turn of the century women faculty and students were a regular feature of campus life. Women's…

Describes instructional techniques used in a one year post-degree science teacher education program, emphasizing the role of microteaching, analysis of video-recordings of master teachers," and the detailed analysis of science curriculum developments in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. (AL)

Discussed is research pertaining to the development of a college learning skills program based upon an information processing paradigm with additional inputs from learning theory. (Author/MB)

Describes the content of a one year post-degree program of science teacher education that utilizes flexible scheduling of required courses and integration of curriculum, methods, philosophical analysis, educational psychology and sociology. (AL)

Describes the five-year masters degree program in physics at the Moscow State University. The program combines general instruction in physics and mathematics with specialized research experience. Discusses (1) entrance requirements, (2) course philosophy, and (3) course requirements. Selected examples of questions from the entrance and course…

Describes the development of planning education programs and changing conceptions of planning education in Canada. Approaches to integrating the many disciplines related to environmental planning and design are discussed. (WB)

Reports results of a study comparing 15 engineering schools in the United States and abroad, focusing on undergraduate programs for the first degree beyond secondary education. For the United States, only programs leading to the B.S. in engineering were considered. (CS)

Describes the establishment of geology in the curricula of Tennessee colleges during the years from 1826 to 1850. The growth of a museum, the growth of learned societies, and the appearance of college courses in geology seem to be closely related. (Author/WB)

The entire higher education program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay focuses upon problems associated with people and the environment. This article describes the program's goals, implementation and benefits. (WB)

Describes the evolution of the Committee on Religion and Ethics, an interdisciplinary committee of theological and medical professors at the University of Minnesota. Its Sexual Attitude Reassessment seminars are the subject of much controversy. This article explains the purpose of the seminars. (HMV)

This article describes and evaluates a friendly visiting program set up by a college in connection with a hospital for older adults. Attitudinal changes of college students toward the aged are discussed. (Author/HLM)