A semester study program for American students in Leningrad is described. Student selection, directors, participating schools, housing, courses and academic program, extra-curricular activities, and facilities are discussed. Suggested improvements included shorter class hours, fewer hours per week, lecture revisions, institution of required…

In June 1988, the heads of Staff Development of each institution of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were invited to submit brief descriptions of 5 to 10 outstanding programs or practices designed to develop human resources within the college. This directory of exemplary practice provides a selection of the colleges'…

This resource used for future development of the To Educate the People concept documents evolution of this concept to date. The first and largest section presents information from 6 years of experience in providing a bachelor's degree program for working adults in regard to curriculum content, pedagogy, delivery systems, finance, and organization.…

This is the first of eight volumes consisting of series of publications of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), such as Notes and Essays, Research Reports, Occasional Papers, and Conference Reports. These materials provide both theory and practice ln the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges…

While Russian language enrollment dropped from 1965-67 in the nation as a whole, it increased during that period in the South. The history of the development of Russian language programs in Southern states is outlined, with figures provided for each decade and some of the program founders identified. Many of the schools that offer Russian are now…

This commentary on innovations in language instruction developed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook examines how German is taught with the aid of a computer. The article describes selected features of the introductory German course, including (1) computer-assisted instruction, (2) programed language laboratory manual, (3) study…

Describes an experimental language program for students of architecture in its fifth year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (RL)

This article consists of five brief program outlines distributed and discussed by participants at the Southeastern Regional Conference on International Education in November 1976. The five community colleges represented are Kirkwood, Iowa; Gulf Coast, Florida; Seminole, Florida; Shelby State, Tennessee; and Rockland, New York. (RM)

The new language program at Loyola University of Chicago is interdisciplinary, with a linguist giving lectures relating a specific language to the study of language itself. Goals emphasize reading as a key to culture. Options include courses in linguistics, literature, or oral and written expression. (CHK)

This guide, published for the first time, provides prospective college students detailed information on 190 United States colleges and universities identified as having very strong track records in the sciences and mathematics. Following a description of how institutions were identified for inclusion by David Davis-Van Atta, and a discussion on…

This grant proposal describes Project GOLD (Garfield Options for Leadership Development), an after-school and summer program designed to serve African American middle school-aged youth in Richmond, Virginia. The youths are residents of public housing, are primarily from female-headed households, and are typically at least one school year behind…

The Cortland College Skills Center at the State University of New York, Cortland, helps students learn how they learn best, providing assistance in reading, writing, researching, listening, speaking, vocabulary, study skills, math, and standardized test preparation. Services are offered for learning disabled (LD) and handicapped students, and the…