PROVIDED IS A COMPENDIUM OF REPORTS WHICH IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AT 11 MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITIES. INCLUDED IS A COLLECTION OF SUMMARIES OF EXPLORATORY EFFORTS BY COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO DEVELOP NEW AND BETTER WAYS OF TEACHING. USUALLY THESE ARE LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR…

The Webster College Veterans' Accelerated Urban Learning for Teaching (VAULT) program, initiated in 1968-69, is designed to train the disadvantaged (primarily Negro veterans who would not normally attend college) to teach in ghetto elementary schools. Its purpose is to serve veterans and to control the following deficiencies in higher education:…

A descriptive study of vocational-technical education was conducted to determine (1) offerings presently available, (2) how the program is administered and conducted, (3) the objectives of present offerings, (4) which students benefit from a more complete program, and (5) the employment opportunities open to graduates. Tables present federal and…

Thirteen essays on the teaching of college English are included--(1) "Prospect" by John H. Fisher, (2) "The Study and Teaching of English" by William C. De Vane, (3) "Introductory Literature Courses" by Hoyt Trowbridge, (4) "General and Interdisciplinary Courses" by Robert C. Pooley, (5) "Freshman Composition" by Robert M. Gorrell, (6) "Advanced…

To prepare teachers to work with brain injured and hyperactive children, a training program leading to a master's degree was developed. Forty-seven teachers, chosen by their school systems, took both foundation and specialization courses and participated in a seminar which included study of theories and methods, collateral reading, projects,…

The study shows how data obtained in the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 has been used to answer some questions about the federal strategy for awarding financial aid. The questions considered are: (1) What expectations did the senior class of 1972 planning to enter postsecondary education have about how they would meet…

This project sought to develop a competency based curriculum for Associate Degree Nursing that would be a logical outgrowth of the principles on which student performance outcomes and measurable exit criteria were based. The report includes the products, processes, and evaluation of each of the following project objectives: identification of the…

The booklet provides brief information on about 250 sources of financial aid and educational programs for Native Americans wanting to enter graduate or professional level study. Most of those listed have been selected because they are earmarked for minority group students as a general group or Native Americans specifically. Section I contains…

Presenting statistical data on the 1974 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated schools, this publication is comprised of the following tabular data: (1) school census by BIA area and agency; (2) number of BIA schools operated, by type (day and boarding schools); (3) enrollment and average daily attendance by BIA area; (4) BIA boarding school…

Presenting statistical data on the 1975 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated schools, this publication is comprised of the following tabular data: (1) school census by BIA area and agency; (2) number of BIA schools operated, by type (day and boarding schools); (3) enrollment and average daily attendance by BIA area; (4) BIA boarding school…

Presenting statistical data on the 1976 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated schools, this publication is comprised of the following tabular data: (1) school census by BIA area and agency; (2) number of BIA schools operated, by type (day and boarding schools); (3) enrollment and average daily attendance by BIA area; (4) BIA boarding school…

Technical notes are presented from a study that examined the degree to which cooperative education is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for institutions of higher education to adopt. This volume gives graphs and tabular data on cohort selection, construction of net benefit streams (including graduate earnings and student…

Presented is a general statistical description of the population of individuals with salaried faculty status at U.S. medical schools. The purpose is to provide a reference on manpower in medical education and biomedical research. Data are drawn from the Association of American Medical Colleges' Faculty Roster. The information, largely focusing on…

The collection of selected papers of Joseph T. Impellitteri reprints in full, or excerpts from, 46 unpublished position and conference papers, research and program proposals, and project reports, and from 20 published articles, chapters from edited collections, bulletins and special studies which Impellitteri authored or co-authored. The papers…

The publication is a collection of articles by graduate students dealing primarily with the issues and concerns of vocational and technical education. The articles and their authors are: A New Wrinkle in Cooperative Education, Donald E. Evans; Characteristics of Mid-Career Changers, Howard Markle; CBE: Panacea or Business as Usual?, Gerald Funk;…