This report reviews the literature relating to computer uses for elders. Topics include: (1) variables affecting computer use by elders; (2) organizations and programs serving elders in Champaign County, Illinois; (3) University of Illinois workshops on problems of older people; (4) The Senior Citizens Project of Volunteer Illini Projects; (5)…

Faced with unabated inflation, declining enrollments, and forbidding demographic trends, scores of small liberal arts colleges are restructuring to attract students and subsidize costs. Approaches taken by several specific schools are described including career oriented programs, mutual assistance partnerships with corporations, and luring of…

The program approval process of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) and the local process of course and program approval used by Illinois community colleges are detailed in this report. Following an introduction and study overview, course and program approval processes at John A. Logan College and Shawnee College are described and…

The general inability of instructional developers to demonstrate the effects of instructional development services toward improving college programs is discussed, and a process for program evaluation and revision is proposed. A flow chart of the general process for continuous program evaluation and revision provides examples of operational…

The paper describes the Academic Internship Program for Handicapped Students at the University of California, Riverside. An introductory section provides an overview of internships in terms of function, purpose, supervision, grading systems, needs of interns, and conclusions from the literature. The project addresses student problems in the…

THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DIVERSITY IN CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITHIN AND AMONG THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY WERE INVESTIGATED. THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE STUDENTS, SELECTED RANDOMLY FROM FULL-TIME FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE CLASSES ON EACH CAMPUS, WERE COMPARED BY STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF PERSONAL DATA AND SCORES FOR THE SUBSCALES…

A SPECIAL TRIAL STUDY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS INITIATED FOR STUDENTS WHOSE PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE QUALIFIED THEM FOR ADMISSION TO COLLEGE. STUDENTS WHO HAD MAINTAINED LESS THAN A 75 AVERAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL WERE ALLOWED TO MATRICULATE IN A REDUCED PROGRAM OF STUDIES IN THE EVENING DIVISION. THE STUDENTS WERE ALSO REQUIRED TO…

The Department of Secondary Education in the College of Education at the University of Illinois has been involved in the educational application of computers for nearly ten years. This report documents past and future activities (i.e., programs, emphasis, concerns) and structure (i.e., staffing, equipment, funding) within the Department.…

College-adult reading research trends are discussed. The reading process; the influence of vision, perception, and personality; and program outcomes are noted as major trends of past studies, and a list of mistaken assumptions in these earlier studies is given. Present research shifts to the study of the role of both teacher and student…

An experimental program, the Residence Hall Ministry, incorporating religious activities into the Pennsylvania State University residence hall systems has expanded from pastoral and personal counseling into broad program activities. A case approach was instituted in conjunction with the college counseling division, illustrating the adaptation of…

This comprehensive examination of Arizona junior colleges covers their development, philosophy, present activities, and trends. Enrollment projections for the seven districts must allow for both normal population growth and for commuting distances in thinly populated areas. Existing and planned physical facilities and their use are described in…

At the beginning of the l974-75 term, Florida A & M University innovated the concept of the miniquarter. Its central purpose was to foster the development of the collegiate life styles, attitudes, motivations, and work-study habits almost absolutely demanded by competitive curricula. The idea appeared to be rational, relevant, and workable.…

Counseling center directors at colleges in the state of Maryland were asked to rate the importance of several selected functions of their counseling centers. The functions rated were: (1) psychological problem counseling; (2) reading and study skills assistance; (3) testing; (4) academic advisement; (5) college orientation; (6) evening student…

During the great increase in college enrollments of the 1950's and 1960's, many linguists saw opportunities for expanding the prominence and practice of linguistics by starting a linguistics program where there had been none before. New linguistics programs can no longer be justified in view of the current job market. The number of linguists being…