The Outdoor Education Program for student-teachers in University of New Brunswick's (Canada) Faculty of Education comprises four weekend trips to study four different ecosystems. The seashore community of Deer Island (New Brunswick) was chosen in 1980 as a typical ecosystem. The 3-day field trip revolved around activities that could be adapted for…

Using an innovative delivery system, curricular design, and approach to student services, Wayne State University has been able to clear many of the obstacles that have traditionally denied working adults access to higher education. Community relations are discussed and a labor studies program is described. (Author/MLW)

A study was conducted at the Trumbull Campus (TC) of Kent State University, in Ohio, to gather data on factors influencing students' decisions not to return to college after completing one semester. Surveys were mailed to 767 students who attended TC in either fall 1992 or spring 1993 but did not re-enroll in the following semester. Study…

This descriptive, longitudinal study investigated the emergent literacy skills of 45 children 4 and 5 years of age who were enrolled in an enrichment program for the gifted and talented. In two 10-week sessions conducted in subsequent years, children were requested to write a story and then read it aloud. Of central interest were four questions:…

The Richmond Area Young Scholars program, designed for a target population of rising seventh grade black students in the Richmond, Virginia area, emphasizes mathematics and physics. Honors topics instruction will be provided by faculty of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and by pre-college faculty who are members of the Mathematics…

Drawing upon successful practices by American and Canadian universities in providing educational opportunities for gifted children, this paper evaluates the feasibility of adopting similar programs in the Republic of South Africa. A rationale is presented for the role of the university in providing educational programs for gifted and talented…

In a study to measure, compare, and evaluate differential effects of three methods of adult religious education, three experimental groups spent 320 minutes in four discussion meetings with a trained leader and an observer, the latter recording the group Interaction Process Analysis Profile (IPA). The treatment of group I (nine persons) was…

This document contains materials about and from the "History of Adult Literacy Weekend" that was held at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. The following papers about the weekend are included: "Foreword" (Patricia Ward, Rosie Wickert); "Introduction" (Rosie Wickert); "Focus on Oral…

This report describes the expansion of the Select Program in Science and Engineering (SPISE) to provide participants with a second year experience designed to increase the impact of the program on college and career selection by enabling students to select an area of special interest for study. The target population for SPISE is economically…

It is proposed that student motivation can be maintained and enhanced when teachers combine authentic oral and written language with activities leading the student to identify with sympathetic individuals in the target culture. Suggested activities, emphasizing language training at the intermediate level, include interviewing native speakers, work…

In an effort to determine the needs and perceptions of students and faculty involved in evening and weekend classes at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, surveys were sent to 400 students randomly chosen from 100 course sections taught at WRHC in fall of 1991, and to 767 faculty teaching evening or weekend classes during…

Universities offering the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Texas were compared, and students presently enrolled in graduate business courses at East Texas State University (ETSU), Dallas, were surveyed. In addition, a marketing proposal to increase student enrollment is proposed. The following seven universities that offer MBA…

For several years the public schools of the city of Gary, Indiana, have attracted the attention of educators, and teachers and school officers have come from all parts of this country and from abroad to study them. In 1912, Dr. Harlan Updegraff, at that time Chief of the Division of School Administration, prepared a comprehensive account of Gary,…

The Workforce Education and Development Off-Campus Degree Program of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale allows military and civilian students to complete bachelor of science degrees in education with a major in work force education and development at 1 civilian site and 16 military bases throughout the United States. Approximately 1,000…

This descriptive report examines the efforts of a faculty team at the University of Minnesota's General College to revise an interdisciplinary general education course on conflict and change so that it would meet the unique educational needs of adult, non-traditional students. The report first describes a proposed course delivery format designed…