At our present state of development, courses in historical bibliography provide unusual advantages in relating the past to the present and opportunities for linking the different elements of professional study in schools of librarianship. Even if, in some future age, librarians are concerned solely with electronic journals and online services,…

THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND FEASIBILITY OF USING PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION TO CORRECT GRAMMATICAL AND MECHANICAL WRITING ERRORS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A FRESHMAN COMPOSITION COURSE. THE TEST GROUP INCLUDED STUDENTS WHO HAD SCORED LESS THAN 64 IN THE COOPERATIVE ENGLISH TEST. EIGHTEEN PROGRAMS WERE EVALUATED BY THE…

RECOMMENDATIONS AND WORK PAPERS DEVELOPED DURING A 2-DAY CONFERENCE IN 1961 WERE REPORTED. RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE ON (1) THE USE OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR COLLEGE CLASSROOM, (2) THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAJOR, (3) COLLEGE TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, (4) TIME NECESSARY FOR MASTERY OF THE BASIC SKILLS, (5) STUDY ABROAD, AND…

A study designed to answer the need for more attractive and effective economics education involved the teaching of one junior college economics class by the conventional (lecture) method and an experimental class by computer simulation techniques. Econometric models approximating the "real world" were computer programed to enable the experimental…

Since the teaching force for the 1970s will be predominantly stable, the need of teacher education for the future is not preservice education but inservice. The primary responsibility for inservice education is with public school educators. But this is in no way a disclaimer that other agencies have responsibility. Traditional methods, such as a…

At Gallaudet College, additional computer hardware has been required to meet the computer needs of administration, faculty, and students. Used in such disciplines as English, mathematics, chemistry, and foreign language; computer assisted instruction has proven particularly helpful in teaching the deaf. (EMH)

The purpose of this study was to formulate a single principle providing guidance for directors in the development of freshman English programs in a college or university. A preliminary investigation indicated that directors, in developing these programs, had considered academic, administrative, faculty, and student characteristics. Case studies of…

The impact of the Sociological Resources for the Social Studies Project (SRSS) on colleges is discussed under three general categories: 1) the effect on instructional materials and inquiry methods used in college sociology classes and laboratories with respect to student research and value analysis; 2) the effect on college course prerequisites…

This is the second in a series of five monographs written around the theme, "meeting the changing needs of students." It describes the curriculum innovations and development at Harrisburg Area Community College since 1964, which was the first year of operation. Many new and innovative courses of study have been added to fill out the…

Oral Roberts University opened in 1965 with an audiovisual Dial Access Information Retrieval System designed to provide basic course information to students. After the novelty and problems of the start, the system has progressed to the point where over half of the general education course work is now offered by the systems approach--creating a…

This document presents articles concerned with curriculum, graduate and professional education, and finance. Articles discuss the changing college curriculum; the academy and general education; Pennsylvania's "state-owned" institutions, some dimensions of degree output; the quality of graduate studies in Pennsylvania and other selected…

This directory provides information on the over 3,400 different occupational programs provided by the 99 public community colleges in California. The directory is comprised of four sections, as follows: Section 1, General Information about California Community Colleges--information about costs, admission procedures, and special services available;…

A comprehensive undergraduate engineering program must provide opportunities for the application of theoretical concepts to the solution of realistic engineering problems. As digital systems and computer engineering concepts are integrated into the undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum, many departments are revising their laboratory…

This monograph examines the literature on undergraduate curriculum improvement from 2 perspectives. One is the National Laboratory for Higher Education's assumption of the "intimate interrelationship" among teaching, instruction, and the curriculum. The other is that of the author who considers the topic within a framework of 4 components: the…

A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLINGUISTICS IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE THE BACKGROUND FOR ILLUSTRATING ITS APPLICATION TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES GIVEN ARE FROM A PROGRAMED COURSE DEVELOPED BY THE AUTHOR FOR TEACHING SPANISH TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE MORPHEMIC AND SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES OF THE LANGUAGE ARE EMPHASIZED,…