Describes the teacher assurance program of Eastern Washington University, which benefits the department of education in the areas of credibility, student marketability, accountability, and program feedback. (FL)

Lists 23 two-year colleges that offer an associate degree or a certificate or both in technical communication. (FL)

Describes five consulting activities developed over several years association with a business firm in order to show that intensive work for one company can be an interesting option for consultants who want to address a firm's many communication problems and who want to see long-term results. (FL)

"Two-plus-two transfer programs" involve teaching lower-division engineering programs at non-engineering institutions, allowing senior institutions to concentrate on upper division courses. The program at Mesa College (Colorado) is described. Suggestions for other institutions are offered. (JN)

Reviews the early development of the ecological psychology program at Michigan State University and describes the changes it has undergone, the traumas it has endured, and considers its present state of mental, physical, and fiscal health. (Author/AM)

This paper presents the methodology developed by the State University System of Florida (SUS) to propose new programs and evaluate their viability prior to approval. Universities must initially request that programs for development be placed on the 5-year strategic plan. Once on the SUS strategic plan, universities may submit proposals following a…

The purpose of this article is to provide a series of planning steps whereby performance can become a more explicit part of the curriculum development process. (Author)

Reports three experiments supporting the inference that the powerless are more sensitive to content that explains than to content promising reward. (TO)

Describes an aviation workshop for teachers at the University of South Florida called Aviation Perspectives and its Environment." (MB)

The author states his opinion that much of what passes for business training, especially programs referred to as management development, is virtually worthless. He attributes this to training managers' shallow understanding of the potential of training, and lack of sincere attempts to utilize training effectively. (MF)

Industrial and governmental needs for trained, nondegree technical manpower in this field provide a strong rationale for the program's continued growth. Curriculum design, student and employer acceptance, and program growth are reviewed. (JO)

The nature and rate of social change determine the role, content and forms of adult education. For this purpose pertinent information is needed, and can only be achieved if an International Clearing Center for Adult Education (ICCAE) is formed. (RB)

This article, part of a larger report, discusses and evaluates the literacy teachers used in the Tanzania Work-Oriented Adult Literacy Pilot Project, their selection, training, and performance, and makes recommendations for the future of the project. (AN)