This document presents Parts 1 and 2 of a study of continuing and part-time study in Massachusetts. Part 1, summary report and recommendations, is a review of: criteria for shaping a new public policy for continuing education in Massachusetts, the phenomenon of continuing and part-time postsecondary education, the present system of part-time and…

Although this report indentifies steps essential to developing a comprehensive state policy for children, it does not prescribe a particular policy or set of policies. From that viewpoint, the goals of the study are limited. The goals are (a) to assess child development policy in Texas from two perspectives, programmatic and systematic, and (b) to…

This document presents the proceedings and papers of the sixth statewide invitational conference on institutional research, 1973. Conference papers concern: the concept and implementation of the University of Georgia course contribution matrix; an approach to improving college classroom instruction through a teacher accountability model; the…

Results of research conducted by the Florida Community/Junior College Inter-Institutional Research Council to determine the progress of transfer students in the state universities are provided in 29 tables and discussions of the data. The data reported were obtained in five articulation studies made to determine: (1) a general description of…

These proceedings are presented in four parts. Part I contains eight addresses related to one of the following topics: The External Degree as Radical Change; Forms of External Degrees; and Changing Patterns in University Organization, Structure, and Relationships as They Affect Evening Colleges. Part II presents 11 reports from Special Interest…

The 83 papers presented at the 1972 Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Curricula are reproduced in this volume. With computer science specifically excluded as an area of interest for the conference, papers fall under the following headings: biology, business, chemistry, economics, education, engineering, geography, languages and art,…

This document presents an overview of the objectives, organization, and modes of university participation in the Fort Worth, Texas, Teacher Center. The Center was initiated with four objectives in mind: (1) to improve both participating schools and the education of teachers through field-oriented experiences; (2) to develop a viable educational…

Argues that education in computer science in secondary schools has not kept pace with curriculum developments for college programs. Suggests definitions to be agreed upon and ways to close the gap between secondary and college programs. (PK)

cribes an experimental program to bring new, outstanding math and science teachers to the public schools. Nineteen recent college graduates were recruited for a 14-month training program featuring coursework, teaching experience, and employment in the educational division of a local computer firm prior to certification. (TE)

This case study illustrates how substantial differences between the values and operating procedures of a university (and its continuing education department) and a nuclear power utility destroyed a promising collaborative effort in which the university set out to train power plant technicians to respond to emergency situations. (SK)

Resource-oriented organizational mechanisms focus specifically on ensuring the appropriate use of existing resources and enhancing efforts to address barriers to student learning. This report first explores such mechanisms at the school level, then in terms of a feeder pattern, and finally at the district level. We stress the fact that what we…

This is a report on the 2000-2001 admission of students under 18 by Arizona community colleges. The report states that students under 18 may be admitted if they have graduated from high school or have earned a high school graduate equivalency certificate (GED). Arizona community colleges may also admit students under 18 who have scored a 930 or…

The educational chasm between schools and colleges is an indication of dysfunction. It is becoming increasingly recognized as a major impediment to the successful education of all students. High standards and improved schools and colleges will ultimately depend on the extent to which this gap is narrowed. This book describes 12 programs that are…

This paper traces the development of the University Center at Rochester, Minnesota. The Center provides a means for the delivery of programs and services to students taking courses at Rochester Community College, the University of Minnesota Rochester Center, and Winona State University-Rochester Center. The three institutions of higher education…

A county with insufficient population and/or assessed valuation to qualify for a community college district may establish a provisional community college district. This proposal, prepared by the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona, intends to demonstrate how the provisional community college district is a logical and useful…