The development of an information system to help College of Education faculty at Florida State University campuses determine the criteria and procedures for awarding merit pay is described. Faculty groups need information that address both the objectives of individual faculty members and institutional goals. Data needed from the following five…

Educational institutions need to help women get a better education by taking into account the learning they have acquired through experience in homemaking, volunteer work, and other activities. This paper examines the need for recognition of women's prior learning by educational institutions and delves into some of the intricacies of the process.…

The role of 48 liberal arts colleges in the training of American scientists was studied, with attention to undergraduate/graduate education and research and development (R&D). It was found that the leading liberal arts colleges rank at or near the top of all U.S. institutions in the training of scientists. Whereas universities have seen an…

The initial steps of an academic planning process to cover the next 10 years at the Arkansas Tech University are described. Twelve study committees that were formed to coordinate the effort pertain to: degree programs and research; student-related activities; nondegree programs and public service; college mission and role; background and…

This guide to community involvement programs sponsored by the George Washington University provides a synopsis and a contact person for 33 general university programs, 38 medical school and hospital programs, eight National Law Center programs, eight School of Engineering and Applied Science programs, and two programs of the Division of…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCED A SELECTED GROUP OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGES TO EXPAND, TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THIS TRANSITION, AND TO DEVELOP A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE DIRECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGES CONSIDERING EXPANSION TO FOUR-YEAR CURRICULA. CASE STUDIES OF TEN…

These 12 essays examine trends and innovations at the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY). George Robertson details aspects of recruitment and mission planning at Mohawk Valley Community College for the 1980's. Judith Hall relates her experiences in integrating Latin American reading materials in an introductory…

Recognizing that the cultural and historical contributions of Native Americans should be part of the basic education of all citizens in the state, the 1974 Montana legislature directed that an Indian Culture Master Plan be devised to enrich the background of all public school teachers. The plan was to provide means by which all public school…

This study, funded by the Ford Foundation and the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB), represents a two and one-half year effort to compile information based on questionnaires, surveys, field studies, and staff and student interviews on the nature, problems, and successes of collegiate compensatory programs for disadvantaged youth. Ten…

Central Queensland University's Women into Science and Technology program aimed to broaden the access of women to higher education, improve their career opportunities and employment prospects, and address the personnel shortage in engineering and technology by encouraging mature age women to consider these fields. The distance learning program was…

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) (Saskatchewan) and the University of Victoria (British Columbia) developed a bicultural postsecondary training curriculum in early childhood care and development that incorporated both Euro-Western and Aboriginal knowledge. Since the MLTC sought curricula using representative Cree and Dene cultures rather than…

A study examined a variety of student support services and four areas for student success from the viewpoint of World Wide Web-based learners in the University of Central Florida College of Education, Vocational Education area. A two-part on-line survey form was included in the exam files for adult learners in four Web-based courses during spring…

Described is a graduate science education program, at the University of Northern Colorado, for elementary teachers and junior high school science teachers in which they can obtain an external degree at the Master's level. Faculty responsibilities, funding, and program evaluation are also discussed. (HM)

The problem in the present quasi-experimental research design was the poor English communication skills of college students enrolled in first-year English as a second language (ESL) courses in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare learning outcomes between a first-year English as a second class taught with the…

When Loren Siebert struggled to learn vocabulary for his introductory Arabic class three years ago, he figured he would buy tapes or a software package. Those kinds of aids had helped him learn French in high school and, more recently, conversational Indonesian. What he was disappointed to discover was a scarcity in offerings for Arabic, despite…