MANY MATURE WOMEN WHO WANT TO RETURN TO SCHOOL OR WORK AFTER A PERIOD DEVOTED TO HOMEMAKING ARE VOICING A DESIRE TO REFRESH AND UPDATE RUSTY SKILLS LEARNED 10 OR 20 YEARS EARLIER. EDUCATORS ARE SEEKING BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN IN THEIR MIDDLE YEARS. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED…

TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A DEVELOPMENTAL READING PROGRAM PARTICIPATED IN A STUDY TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VALUES, READING RATE, AND THE COMPREHENSION GAINS MADE IN DEVELOPMENTAL READING PROGRAMS BY COLLEGE STUDENTS. STUDENTS MET VOLUNTARILY FOR A TOTAL OF 16 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. THE NELSON-DENNY READING…

ANTIOCH COLLEGE HAS INITIATED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A COLLEGE EDUCATION TO SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WITH HIGH ACADEMIC POTENTIAL. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A CHALLENGE TO THE SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE TO BREAK TRADITION AND BECOME LESS PROVINCIAL BY ADMITTING STUDENTS DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL COLLEGE POPULATION. THE FIRST GROUP OF 11…

The conference participants agreed on the great need for workers in the helping services. The manpower shortage continues to grow because of diverse pressures for new patterns in health, education, and welfare. The conference emphasized the role of liberal arts colleges in the education, at the undergraduate level, of helping service personnel.…

Designed to help high school students interested in a career in advertising select a college or university, this booklet lists those schools where a program in advertising education is offered and presents some of the pertinent data about their programs. A long letter written by Leo Burnett to a high school student interested in a career in…

This report to the Illinois Board of Higher Education makes recommendations concerning the function, general locations, and initial governance of two new senior institutions in Illinois. The report also discusses the need for additional colleges, education of disavantaged youth, and continued studies of demographic growth and corresponding…

This report summarizes the major conclusions of the Aviation Briefing for Community Colleges, which met to establish dialogue between community colleges and the aviation industry. Included are: (1) an overview of community college aviation, covering the topics of the aviation industry, the rationale for aviation in the community college, the types…

Results of a number of studies of correlations between achievement in Reading and Study Skills Laboratory (RSSL) work at the University of Maryland and both academic achievement and personality variables are presented. Findings of early studies suggested that better students tended to stay in RSSL programs; whereas, later studies showed the…

This directory of physics and astronomy faculties includes over 2,200 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America which offer college level courses in physics and astronomy. Approximately 15,000 faculty members are listed by state. Each listing indicates the type of physics and astronomy programs offered and degrees…

This directory of institutions conducting programs of multicultural education is compiled from data collected from 300 institutions prior to July 1, 1971. It does not claim to be comprehensive but provides a useful source of information on who is doing what and where concerning multicultural programs in teacher education. Programs are listed by…

This document constitutes a complete revision of the report of the same name first published in 1965. A new list of basic courses is described, consisting of Calculus I, Calculus II, Elementary Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus I, Linear Algebra, and Introductory Modern Algebra. Commentaries outline the content and spirit of these courses in…

More use could be made of the college residence hall as a learning laboratory. Residence hall programs can facilitate cultural and psychological growth. At Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., a questionnaire was devised to survey student, faculty, and administrative needs relating to residence hall activities. Using the results of the survey, these…

A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF ALL (1,155) 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE UNITED STATES TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES OF COUNSELING SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY, BASED ON AN OVERALL RESPONSE OF 54 PERCENT, WERE CATEGORIZED BY (1) COUNSELOR-STUDENT RATIO, (2) COMMITMENT OF COUNSELOR DIRECTOR'S TIME,…

The results of a recent study, which sought information pertaining to the current status of student health insurance programs in schools throughout the United States, is reviewed in this article. The availability and suitability of the programs are summarized, and recommendations for improvement are provided. (Author/DS)