When it opened in 1963, most of the University of Missouri at St. Louis faculty had little or no prior experience in higher education. Faculty and staff development during the first 15 years were based on: (1) individual goal setting; (2) learning where development opportunities existed for accomplishing those goals, the discipline to accomplish…

After a brief overview of theory related to motor skill development in children, an update on approaches to motor development assessment and programming is provided. Descriptive/product, process-oriented/diagnostic, process/descriptive, and reflex testing approaches taken in motor ability assessment are reviewed, and some of the strengths and…

The Alternative Services To Raise Achievement (ASTRA) program at the Greater Hartford (Connecticut) Community College is designed to supply developmental and other services to students with academic potential who are in need of such services to complete their education. The program's structure is intended to meet the diverse needs of students;…

The book presents background papers and an overview of the proceedings of the American Association of Science Seminar on Women in Development held in Mexico City in June 1975. The objectives of the seminar were to show how and why development programs fail to reach women and to emphasize the waste of human potential that has resulted. An…

This annotated bibliography focuses on the effects of socioeconomic development and cultural change on women and on women's reactions to these changes. It is an expanded version of one which was prepared for the American Association of Science Seminar on Women in Development held in Mexico City in June 1975. The objectives were to disseminate this…

This bibliography, one major project of the New TransCentury Foundation's Secretariat for Women in Development, presents annotations of documents describing and analyzing the situation of women in the third world. The objective is to gather and make available papers on women and development having an action/programming orientation, papers prepared…

Ways in which the study of discourse analysis can aid the teacher of basic writing in helping their students to express themselves fluently are explored in this paper. It is noted that remedial writers need to learn to relate abstract ideas to concrete examples and that they seem unable to supply the connections between ideas, especially those of…

Major purposes of the conference were to help educators develop a concept of the developmental process and to provide mutual learning among the 10 participants. Answers to two questions were sought: "What is an educational development project?" and "How should one go about planning or conducting educational development projects?" These papers were…

The importance of motor and perceptual learning in the educational process is discussed. It is hypothesized that an internalization of sensory-motor learnings is important to the perceptual and cognitive development of a child. Developmental and corrective motor training by physical educationalists is suggested. It is concluded that although the…

Numerous graphics are used to illustrate the areas and stages of development of Hawaii's first completely new community college. The unique features of topology and climate are emphasized and integrated into the development of the plan. Specific topics discussed or illustrated include--(1) population distribution, (2) land use, (3) parking and…

Covering the time period of January 1974 to June 1975, the report describes the activities of an ongoing project to provide verbal problem sets for occupational math courses offered in Oregon community colleges and secondary schools. The problems were selected to provide the math skills necessary for job entry and performance in several…

The final report covers the three phases of Project CAREER/Handicapped, the purpose of which was to design a system of coding behavioral objectives which would document the skills that could be attained by special needs students. Project objectives and procedures are discussed. The major results and accomplishments of the project include the…

During the school year 1974-75, a project to place exiting students in an occupational or postsecondary program was conducted by the Tuscaloosa County School System. The project was designed to assist graduating seniors of four high schools and those exiting prior to graduation. In meeting the project goal the following activities were carried…

The manual is designed for the use of religious leaders to assist them in the development and planning of strategies that will increase effectiveness and meaning in the ministry. The document is presented in two parts. The first section (38 pages) contains a discussion of the purpose, design, and uses of the plan book. Three schedules for…

This paper describes a developmental writing course at Purdue University. The author argues that the basics of such a course as far as the student is concerned are motivation and a desire to learn writing, communication, careful diagnosis, organized plan for student mastery, provision for transferral, and reward. Helping students develop a desire…