This annotated bibliography covers: (1) black colleges in America, (2) characteristics of the new community college student, (3) college cooperative education, (4) college teaching internship, (5) the department chairman, (6) financing higher education, (7) leadership, (8) organizational theories for higher education administration, (9) statewide…

The problem of productivity and its impact on manufacturing engineering is the main focus of a program designed to develop a university-industry relationship that will provide professional training to students and input into the manufacturing industry. The current status of existing university-industry interaction at the foreign and domestic…

The final report on a program to encourage industry-university interaction in the materials processing industries presents the findings of various proposed activities, establishes some conclusions, and provides suggestions and recommendations for extending the task to the actual design and conduct of the project. The background in which the…

The Fund for Adult Education (FAE) was established by the Ford Foundation as an independent organization in 1951 and existed for a decade; its purpose was to support programs of liberal adult education which contribute to the development of wise and responsible citizens for a free society. In the first year, the Fund began a program of study and…

Eight graduate students participated in a year-long institute designed to train media specialists in instructional technology. Each participant constructed an individualized personal experience program (PEP) consisting of an internship in public school, course-work, and miscellaneous learning activities devoted to developing skills, relevant to…

The proceedings of this seminar, attended by state directors and other leaders in vocational and technical education from 41 states, the District of Columbia, Saipan and Puerto Rico, contain presentations by 18 leaders from industry, government, and education. Specific objectives were to: (1) provide a forum for presentations concerning personnel…

The Technical Communication Program which began in 1971 at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Rhetoric involves an applied approach to communication. Differentiating this undergraduate program from others in communication is the fact that its approach to communication skills training involves both writing and speaking, as well as…

Reviews recent research which indicates the need for a variety of field-based learning experiences which are closely integrated with teacher preparation. Examines a program at the University of Iowa (Ames) in which the social studies methods course was moved to a high school so that students observed high school classes and received instruction…

Describes the environmental programs that evolved out of the school of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Discusses the organization of the school, the teaching approaches, research activities, the internship program, enrollment, and placement for students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. (TW)

Offers suggestions to advisers of undergraduate students in agriculture. Recommends that advisers be competent, concerned, compassionate, and provide an open-door attitude toward their advisees. Suggests that students be guided toward good study habits and participation in intern programs. (TW)

Reviews studies on rural schools and rural teaching in British Columbia. Notes most teaching vacancies will occur in rural areas. Cites lack of preparation programs for rural teachers, discusses the University of Victoria's programs, and suggests internships and teacher exchange programs as ways to sensitize students/teachers to rural life. (CN)

An innovative political science program in Fairfax County, Virginia, involves a semester's study of political theory and processes, followed by an optional semester-long internship in which each student works 8 to 10 hours per week with a county, state, or federal government agency and then prepares a report on a contemporary issue related to the…

This study explored how six preservice teachers who participated as interns in a Professional Development School (PDS) program experienced learning to teach in the PDS context. The paper explores the scholarship of learning to teaching, highlighting the disjuncture between the complexity and contexts of school-based practicums, restructuring of…

This study addresses the factors of Graduate Record Examination scores (GRE), race, gender, and undergraduate grade point average (GPA) as predictors of principal certification examination success at a large urban university. The university has three programs that lead to a masters degree and principal certification. The regular program consists…

On the weekend of February 3-6, the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois hosted the 2005 National Conference of Black Physics Students, marking the 19th consecutive year that the Conference has provided African American physics students with the unique opportunity to meet and network with counterparts from all across…