The handbook is presented in four major parts. In part one Arthur Chickering sees college curricular change as a continuing process made necessary by conditions that are both internal and external to the college. In part two David Halliburton builds on Chickering's rationale, shifting the focus to the curriculum itself. Here he deals with the…

The directory presents data defining the scope of journalism instruction in the nation's two-year colleges. Entries for each institution are given alphabetically within states and include: journalism courses offered; journalism instructors and their background, experience, and responsibilities; student publications produced and pertinent…

The young person who wishes to attend a school with a film program and the educator who wants to find out where and how film is being taught are offered valuable information by this guide. It reveals that 219 higher institutions of learning now have courses in film, and that 5,300 students are preparing for a career in film production,…

Combining literature and composition courses, this experimental program at Oklahoma State University attempted to develop composition skills utilizing literature as subject matter. Literary works, grading systems, and types of composition assignments differed between two randomly-chosen experimental classes, but teachers in both classes employed…

To stimulate students to learn through creative participation and to make literature a live experience, an experimental film making project was conducted with freshmen at Bimidji State College during the 1969-70 term. The first step was to introduce film-making to the students. This was accomplished through viewing and analyzing brief…

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate the pre-service and in-service education of English teachers of culturally disadvantaged students in the state of Georgia. Interviews, in which questionnaires were used, were conducted in 12 colleges and universities, with 15 rural and urban English teachers, and with English supervisory personnel. The…

The research attempted to determine whether or not there was any difference between the scores of two groups of juniors, both of which had no freshman composition instruction, but one of which (Group 1) had composition instruction in the junior year and the other (Group 2) had not. Three measures, COOP, CEEB, and a theme, were administered at the…

This book is a course for independent study, representing approximately 8 to 10 weeks' work. Developed for the Extramural Independent Study Center of the University of Kansas at Lawrence, the course concerns Oriental Literature, and is divided into three units: Chinese Literature, Japanese Literature, and The Literature of India. The normal time…

The focus of this booklet is on a survey of approaches and programs in theater arts education in Canada. Short articles cover such topics as a summary of the Ontario Collegiate Drama Festival, play-acting in the classroom, the educational drama program in Newfoundland, the Studio Lab Theatre Foundation, the rebirth of theater in New Brunswick, the…

QUESTIONNAIRES FROM 572 OF 1,055 ENTERING TRANSFER STUDENTS WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE REASONS FOR SELECTING THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, AND TO EVALUATE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF MARRIED AND UNMARRIED TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH RESPECT TO FORMER COLLEGE, CLASS RANK, IN-STATE OR OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENCE CLASSIFICATION, AND CURRICULAR PATTERNS. THE FIVE…

Provides information about the degree program in business communication at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, including the objectives and rationale for the program, descriptions of the business communication courses, a list of other required courses, an outline for an eight-semester plan for the major, and notes on the faculty,…

Factors related to the production of a successful television course are discussed. These include selection of the course, its use, the talent, course design, and the probability and method of recovering the investment. (MP)

The methodology and results of a study measuring the effectiveness of computer managed instruction in comparison with conventional classroom instruction at the University of Texas at Austin are reported. The module studied was an educational psychology statistics package presented to two sections of CMI and two sections of lecture/discussion…

Two forums on the collegiate-level basic health course were held at the annual American School Health Association convention to discuss basic criteria (e.g., time schedules, teaching staff, grading, instructional strategies) and course content as taught at various universities. (MJB)

Examines the offerings of the English department at the University of Michigan, offers observations on writing in America (based on the book "The Writer's Market"), and concludes that what goes on in the English classroom has few significant implications for most writing in America. (JM)