This booklet describes the academic programs funded through the Radiological Health Training Grants Program. Graduate Programs for the training of radiological health specialists at 28 universities and undergraduate (two year and four year) radiological technical programs at seven institutions are described. Program descriptions include degree(s)…

Some of the characteristics of large, public universities that limit the kinds of educational innovations that are desirable are discussed. These characteristics are: Resources; The Teaching Assistant; The Faculty; State University Undergraduates; The Organizational Patterns of Large State Universities. The implications of these characteristics…

The costs of higher education have been rising rapidly as part of the general inflationary trend. But the price charged to students and their families for higher education has been going up even more rapidly than the basic costs. The low-tuition principle and the notion of public support of the operational costs of higher education are being…

The author reviews the development of broadcast education and its current status, and then discusses some of the dissatisfactions that educators, broadcasters, and students have with the present broadcast curricula. He feels that communications departments should offer programs that serve all college students, not merely those who are interested…

The computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program in undergraduate organic chemistry at the University of Texas was evaluated by an experimental design in 1969 and found to be successful. This report discusses in detail the formation of the design, its application, and the method of evaluation. The program itself included 15 teaching modules that…

Designed for undergraduate social science students, this textbook concentrates on using the computer in a straightforward way to manipulate numbers and variables in order to solve problems. The text is problem oriented and assumes that the student has had little prior experience with either a computer or programing languages. An introduction to…

The question dealt with in this report is whether a general and introductory principles of economics class can be conducted without traditional lectures and yet achieve the goals of the survey course at least as well as the typical lecture approach, while continuing to be at least as attractive to undergraduate students enrolled therein. The…

Monetary awards totaling more than $12 million for the Fiscal Year 1972 for the improvement of undergraduate assistance are presented in tabular format. The awards are divided into two categories: 1) laboratory and other special equipment, and 2) closed circuit television equipment. The awards are arranged by state. (MC)

The final publication of the Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences provides one answer to the question, "Given the state of our society, of our institutions of higher education, and of the science of biology, what should be the goals of biological education in the years ahead?", by examining biology departments…

A two-day conference was held in 1969 with industrial representatives and COSINE members to examine the impact that computer technology has had upon the practice of engineering in industry and to assess the meaning of these changes upon the structure of electrical engineering education. The major conclusions and recommendations of the meeting may…

A booklet on legislation affecting the Office of Education is presented. It is divided into two parts. The first is a summary of pertinent legislation arranged by title and section. The second presents a brief description of the assistance or program offered, who may apply and how funds are disbursed. Program categories include undergraduate…

In the academic year 1970-71, Southern University initiated a program of teacher training for educational improvement. Prior to that time, Southern had been a member of a consortium called the Thirteen-College Curriculum Concept, a concept that stresses involvement of students in their own education, favors discussions over lectures, encourages…

This publication of Computer Oriented Materials Production for Undergraduate Teaching (COMPUTe), is intended to aid in the development of an autotutorial program for college-level undergraduate physics. Particularly in the area of mechanics, the author feels there is a need for a tutorial program which enables students to use a variety of…

Under a 1972 grant from the National Science Foundation's College Science Improvement Program (CoSIP), Worcester Polytechnic Institute undertook a major educational experiment involving the total reorientation of its educational programs. The encompassing effort is referred to as the WPI PLAN. Several modes of evaluation have been and continue to…

This document contains abstracts to 135 student-originated research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Abstracts are grouped under the following categories: (1) General and Environmental Studies; (2) Natural and Resource Studies; (3) Urban and Rural Studies; (4) Water Related Studies. Most projects list the study title,…