This report describes the fourth in a series of annual conferences of doctoral candidates who have received dissertation research grants from the Manpower Administration. These conferences are designed to provide opportunities for the candidates to discuss their work with each other and to meet senior manpower specialists. In the 1970 conference,…

Use of the computer in the design and operation of broadband communication systems are discussed. The current status of computer aided design is reviewed, with consideration ranging from components to total systems and networks. Future applications of computers to design, simulation, operation, maintenance, and economic modeling and…

This document presents the report of the Executive Director of the Nashville University Center (NUC) for the academic year 1972-1973. Following an overview of the Nashville University Center in 1972-73, emphasis is placed on fine arts in the Center, the fine arts festival, library cooperation in the Center, cross-registration, departmental…

This report summarizes the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education activities in carrying out its function of institutional accreditation in the North Central region over a 2-year period. Commission activities discussed include accrediting activities, self-study institutes and workshops, consultant-evaluator conferences, and…

This conference report examines various problems facing university administrators and discusses the future role of the executive in American colleges and universities. Conference papers concern the future college executive; efficiency, accountability and the college executive; administrative concerns; and the rights of college administrators. (MJM)

This compendium of papers presented at the First Annual Conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education surveys the status of bargaining as it now exists in higher education, some of the reasons for it, some of the effects already detected, some of the problems created, and some of the expected future…

This article suggests that all too often college and university financial reports are meaningless. They indicate the current funds "surplus" or "deficit" that has been the typical university response when asked how the university did that year. In place of this, the university financial support should look at the total picture of the university,…

The 165 books, articles, and bibliographies listed in this publication are grouped under seven main headings: Books and Articles on Adult Education, Bibliographies and Directories, International Conferences, Permanent Education, Adult Education in Europe, Adult Education in Individual Countries (sixteen countries), and Journals. An annotation…

The focus of the Fifth Community College Conference was on community college planning. The papers in these proceedings are: "Community College Planning and the Omnibus Higher Education Bill" by Dr. Joe B. Rushing, and "Community College Planning: The Changing Scene" by Dr. Leland L. Medsker. In addition, discussion summaries of six summary…

A model for the systematic generation of verbal instructional cues is presented. The model utilizes a task analytic procedure referred to as "Maneuver Analysis," which is outlined and applied to the maneuver Vertical S-A. The cues generated on this basis are compared to current operational cues as found in "How to Fly" manuals,…

The problem of generating verbal cues to facilitate psychomotor skill training is considered in the context of flight instruction. The flying task is conceptualized in terms of a pilot-aircraft closed loop control system. The control system model effectively illustrates the three types of informational stimuli necessary for the pilot's effective…

This report includes the presentations of the various speakers at the first of four conferences entitled "Curriculum Change in Black Colleges." Presentations concern the need for a new college; a focus of curriculum redesign in the black college; new directories in black colleges; de-parochializing general education; some basic issues of general…

The purpose of the conference was to define the role of the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) in the preparation of programs and materials for gifted students. The background papers presented at the beginning of the conference and the recommendations made at the conference are presented in this report. Topics covered in the papers include a…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on methaqualone. Background information is provided through a summary of its history, legal status, and the opinions of authorities in the field. Significant research on the subject is…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), commonly called Mellow Drug of America. Background information is provided through a summary of its history, legal status, and the opinions of…