SEVENTEEN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WERE SURVEYED TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND TYPE OF COURSES REQUIRED IN POST-SECONDARY, NONBACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN COMMERCIAL ART AND TO DEVELOP MATERIAL WHICH WOULD BE HELPFUL IN PLANNING SUCH A CURRICULUM. THE LENGTH OF THE PROGRAMS VARIED FROM 2 YEARS (SEVEN SCHOOLS) TO 5 YEARS (ONE SCHOOL).…

Compelling arguments have been offered supporting both the journalism/ communication school and the business school as the ideal setting for advertising education. While relatively few advertising programs now exist in business schools, a growing number of undergraduates are finding the study of advertising in a business school environment to be…

This study was undertaken to get an overview of the status of publication management courses and programs in journalism education. A one-page questionnaire containing eight questions was mailed to the deans, directors, and department heads and chairpersons of all U.S. journalism departments and schools listed in the January 1974 issue of…

This book contains reports concerning the English curriculum from more than 20 colleges and universities, including Ball State University, Carleton College, University of Chicago, Cornell University, University of Florida, Ohio State University, Rollins College, University of San Francisco, Washington University, and Yale University. Each…

In the year 2000, there will be approximately 1,400 community colleges in the United States. This estimate is based on extrapolation of the "saturated" models evident in such states as Florida, Washington, California, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and New York, where a campus is within commuting distance of 90-95% of the state's population. Major…

Institutional research studies at Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania) include alumnae comments and achievements, student academic achievement, curriculum and college characteristics, student characteristics, and student views. The author emphasizes the importance of hiring faculty on the basis of teaching ability as well as research achievements.…

Investigated were differences between students participating in a compensatory education program and those enrolled in a regular college program. The primary aim of the Thirteen-College Curriculum Program was to stimulate students coming from culturally deprived areas to pursue study at the higher education level by using innovative instructional…

This document reviews the first year of progress for the Performance-Based Education (PBE) project at Northern Montana College. The project is a projected five-year (five-phase) plan to adapt curricular offerings to a performance-based standard. The five phases will focus on the following activities, respectively: (a) identification of…

This is a collection of significant papers by leading authorities, compiled by the American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation's Kinesiology Committee of the Physical Education Division. The following papers are included in this collection: "Supporting Biomechanics Subject Matter in the Undergraduate Curriculum";…

This conference provided an opportunity for those interested in the delivery of computer services to universities to gain a better perspective of computer technology in education, in a context of financial crisis and structural change. The focus was upon five broad areas. The first of these dealt with the role of the computer in a changing…

GRADES OR AGES: College. SUBJECT MATTER: Developmental psychology, the teaching of reading, teacher education, science for the grades, physical education, health education, teaching a directed reading lesson, music in the elementary school, methods and materials for secondary science teaching, high school reading, methods and materials for…

The specific concern of this bulletin is with: (1) an examination of procedures and personnel involvement in policy development in the area of academic affairs, and (2) an examination of the actual implementation of academic policy within 9 private or church-related liberal arts colleges. An analysis of academic administration with regard to…

THE VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENTS OF 53 SMALL, MIDWESTERN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WERE SURVEYED TO DETERMINE BASIC RESEARCH NEEDS FOR BETTER DEFINING THE DEVELOPMENTAL ROLE OF THE VISUAL ARTS IN THE SMALL COLLEGE CURRICULUM. OF THE TOTAL SAMPLE OF COLLEGES, 47 HAD 2 TO 4 FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE VISUAL ARTS, AND THE REMAINING 6 AVERAGED OVER 5 STAFF…

An unconventional college course, with all readings in ancient sources. A variety of interpretative methodologies is applied, and discussions attempt to integrate ideas from religion, anthropology, sociology, and philosophy. (DB)

A National survey of 113 medical schools revealed that most have special programs in child psychiatry distinct from adult psychiatry. Content involves clinical evaluation of children, information on child development and psychopathology, assigned reading, and liaison with pediatrics. Most schools have full-time psychiatrists on the faculty. (JT)