This study examines the organization of public 2-year colleges and relates it with goal achievement as represented by curriculum size and complexity. The research questions concerned: (1) range and distribution of size and age in the colleges; (2) range and distribution of curriculum size and complexity; (3) the relation of increased size or age…

To determine the status of recent experimental, empirical, and rhetorical studies in teaching persuasion, a questionnaire was sent to 300 speech teachers in colleges and universities. Results were based on data obtained from 60 percent of the respondents. It was found that persuasion is taught in most colleges and universities, a wide range of…

Three basic purposes underlay the project from which this report was developed. The first was to establish a profile of police education provided in American colleges and universities; the second was to identify strengths and weaknesses of current efforts in this area; and the third was to prepare substantive recommendations to facilitate the…

Recent developments in science and engineering indicate the need for systems approach to problem solving in the widest sense. Following the explication of the concept of a system, the scope of system theory and systems engineering is discussed and operationally defined, with characteristic features of the methodology of systems science and…

This directory lists institutions of higher education that offer degree and non-degree programs in various transportation fields and modes, including aviation, highway, urban mass transportation, railroad, water transport, pipeline, intermodal, and environmental and consumer education. The book catalogs courses and degrees offered, names of…

The content and organization of Poland's system of pharmaceutical education is described. Tables are presented of the subjects of the basic studies curriculum and the following areas of specialization: applied pharmacy, pharmaceutical analysis, clinical analysis, drug technology, herbal pharmacy, and bioanalysis and environmental studies. (SW)

Suggests that studying reading and reading instruction in other languages and other countries may help us better understand the processes of reading, and notes that there is a need for more college courses on the topic of comparative reading. (MKM)

The author describes a Pennsylvania State University seminar on the modern international Olympic movement and includes bibliographies for several sections of the course. (GW)

Reviews the literature related to listening instruction and discusses the fallacy that hearing and listening are synonymous and the development of a program of instruction for improving listening skills. (JM)

Different approaches to the study of leadership are discussed, and related liberal arts programs in six colleges are described. (MSE)

Reexamines the role of the humanities in higher education. Specifically focuses on Kirkwood Community College (Iowa), Richland College (Texas), and the Community College of Philadelphia. Explains that the goals of these three institutions are to (1) tighten requirements; (2)strengthen existing courses; and (3) create opportunities for faculty…

Warns that the worst danger in emphasizing a body of knowledge is that it encourages the superficial form of knowledge currently popular in the game "Trivial Pursuit." Analyzes the game's questions covered in the category on literature. Lists recommendations for humanities professors trying to prepare for the future. (SED)

This bibliography provides a list of references for developing curriculum on women. References are grouped in seven sections which address: (1) introduction to women as a subject of study (4 references); (2) scholarship on women (7 references); (3) rethinking the disciplines (23 references); (4) pedagogy (20 references); (5) advice and experience…

A survey of high schools in St. Louis County, Cook County (Chicago), and Indianapolis, and all junior colleges in Illinois indicated a growing interest in touch shorthand with a corresponding increase in the number of schools offering this shorthand system. (Author/SC)