A program that gives students a year of study at another university seems to be providing them with widened academic horizons, greater enthusiasm for their careers and studies, and some valuable lessons in maturity and self-confidence. (Editor)

Author sees phasing out of black colleges as suicidal and suggests instead cooperative programs between predominantly white and black institutions. (HS)

A descript of UNICEF's activities with suggestions for cooperation in many of these programs by the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP). (MB)

Project Canada West provides classroom teachers with the opportunity to initiate and develop curricula. (MB)

Reviews research on individual differences in learning and draws inferences for community college curriculum. (RT)

"Glasgow for ETV enthusiasts is comparable with St. Andrews for golfers: it offers the chance of a game at a variety of levels." Described are the "diversity of ETV installations and organizations in Glasgow" with comparisions made between them and comments made on the developments so far and on the plans for the future.…

Detailed position-by-position salary data gathered from CASE membership are presented. Charts organize job titles according to professional area (management, development, alumni administration, government relations, institutional relations, and publications) and institutional type (public university, four-year private college, etc.). (MLW)

A school-business partnership in Indianapolis (Indiana) has had significant results in raising student test scores, increasing attendance and reducing tardiness, and meeting schools' curriculum objectives. (Author/MLF)

Describes the six-phase Application Transfer Team Methodology used by Clemson University in cooperation with IBM to plan and design a library-wide automated system for library operations. The team report describes the current environment, the proposed system, implementation considerations, a cost/benefit analysis, and recommendations for a plan of…

Reports a survey that indicates that only three states have formal organizations of journalism educators at the college level and that many states or colleges have informal relationships between the state press association and a college or university journalism department. (TJ)

Describes the larger service units, data processing technology, network appraisal, legal base, membership, organizational structure, and current and future school participation of the Washington Library Network. Sources of information about the Network are also provided. (CMV)

Lacking adult guidance and surrounded by equally confused peers, too many early adolescents make decisions with harmful or lethal consequences. Middle grade schools are potentially society's most powerful tool for recapturing youth adrift. Recommendations for transforming middle schools and an action plan for mobilizing community and social…

During the past four years, the University of Northern Colorado's educational leadership program has undergone major revision and restructuring. The new program provides a coherent, integrated program designed to assist individual learners' personal and professional development. This article describes the change process, showing how changes were…

Considers what can make a writing program an integral part of the mission of a university so that it does not become a target when budget cuts have to be made. Discusses the role of collaboration in the establishment and operation of the writing program at Cornell University. (RS)