The problem of the continuing intellectual life of college and university alumni and institutional response to their needs is discussed. College and university limitations for serving alumni are noted and suggestions for overcoming them are offered. (Article originally published in 1931.) (AF)

Reviews in detail the legalities of curriculum development and adoption in West Germany, discussing constitutional guidelines, introduction procedures and practices, legal assessment, and educational objectives; and suggests cooperation between state parliaments and ministers of education. (CK)

Guidance and counseling functions of secondary distributive education teacher-coordinators, members of the National Association of Distributive Education Teachers (NADET), and the teachers' perceptions of the importance of their role in guidance counseling are discussed from survey data. Conclusions include implications for in-service…

It is argued that the Supreme Court's Bakke decision overturning the University of California's minority admissions program is good for those who favor affirmative action programs in higher education. The Supreme Court gives wide latitude for devising programs that take race and ethnic background into account if colleges are acting in good faith.…

Survival of predeominantly Black colleges in the higher education system is advocated in arguments for an educational balance. The goals of Black colleges are cited, and the encouragement of non-Black students to attend is seen as an attempt to teach other institutions how to become pluralistic. (JMF)

Discusses factors contributing to the declining U.S. productivity growth rate and compares U.S. production to Germany and Japan. Presents model programs that have recognized the need to develop in people the desire to work, study, improve, and become more productive citizens. (LRA)

College faculty can learn to deal with common questions concerning disabled students, such as how much special assistance to offer them, and what special accommodations must be made to their particular limitations. Program requirements should be reviewed in order to distinguish what is essential. (Author/JMD)

College student retention is a campus-wide responsibility which begins with the admissions process. This article discusses how recruiting future graduates differs from recruiting future freshmen. The author suggests that, "To get students to stay, get them started right." (Author)

A discussion of the many roles that the vocational agriculture teacher must assume in working with students to carry out a successful supervised occupational experience program. (HD)

The aspects of student affairs covered by Title IX and its final regulation are emphasized since that area represents new vistas of sexual equality. The Regulation of Title IX is examined for accomplishments and oversights, effects and exemptions. (Author/LBH)

This descriptive study investigated ethical conflicts within teaching, examining Swedish teachers' writings about their personal ethical conflicts in teaching. The study uncovered an ambiguity about ethical practice, noting that teachers sometimes seemed ready to abandon the value of caring for children out of respect for other adults. (SM)

Examines barriers to and challenges of professional involvement in enhancing leisure lifestyles and quality of life for people with AIDS, discussing the therapeutic recreation specialist's role and examining service delivery within a framework of the social context of AIDS. Issues related to HIV/AIDS prevention and strategies for implementation…

Since 1975 the expectations, resources, technical sophistication, frequency and size of campaigns, and level of intensity of college and university fund raising have increased dramatically. This has resulted in a preoccupation in the media and in practitioner-generated literature with the involvement of college presidents in fund raising, and of…

Addresses teacher classroom management when children are disruptive and exhibit uncooperative behavior. It stresses that both firmness and respect are necessary. Students should be shown that clear and consistent consequences exist for crossing the line, and teachers should not explain, cajole, lecture, or threaten. (GR)

Looks at how universities can monitor relationships that researchers and their families have with industrial partners, and how the institution can manage resulting conflicts, based on Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation regulations issued in July 1995. Discusses definition of conflict of interest, and…