The Servicemen's Opportunity College (SOC) project seeks to identify and designate an extensive network of colleges and universities that are jointly and separately seeking to make postsecondary education available to men and women in military service in ways consistent with their service assignments. Colleges and universities genuinely responsive…

Hearings held before a Congressional Committee on the problems of Readjustment and Job Assistance for Vietnam Veterans include the statements of H. R. Rainwater, Commander in Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Alfred P. Chamie, National Commander, the American Legion. The need for vocational training for veterans is emphasized, this to include…

Based on a committee study of articulation practices and problems in Illinois, this report presents guidelines for the transferability of credit from 2-year to 4-year institutions for: (1) students who have completed their associate degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program; (2) students who have not completed their associate degree, but are in a…

In February 1971, the Bureau of Indian Affairs granted $22,900 to the Oglala Sioux to develop a tribal sponsored college center. According to the proposal, the grant would be used to plan and initiate a system which: (1) uses courses to reach out to the area population on the basis of their needs; (2) is integrated with the agencies and…

This self-study program for high-school level contains lessons on: Speed, Acceleration, and Velocity; Force, Mass, and Distance; Types of Motion and Rest; Electricity and Magnetism; Electrical, Magnetic, and Gravitational Fields; The Conservation and Conversion of Matter and Energy; Simple Machines and Work; Gas Laws; Principles of Heat Engines;…

Many higher education institutions across the United States have instituted nontraditional study programs that incorporate elements such as flexibility and individualized learning into the curriculum. Implementation of such programs serve to increase options and open doors such as: the identification of new segments of our society to be served;…

Defines "community services" in the community college in terms of their history and offerings. Describes and warns against the recent trend toward eliminating all community service offerings which do not qualify as credit-bearing, financially self-sufficient "continuing education" courses. (Author/NHM)

Discusses the value of an accredited yearbook class for yearbook staff members; reports on the duties of yearbook advisers at various high schools, and on the amount of extra salary paid to them for their work. (GW)

Discriminant function analysis was used to predict which college students were graduated in four years, were still enrolled after four years, left the college in good academic standing, or left after being on probation. Results were moderately successful. (Author/JKS)

A program at Sinclair Community College (Ohio) allows older students to earn credit for prior, off-campus learning. Program requirements include 5 or more years of significant paid or volunteer work experience and adequate writing skills, followed by the development of portfolios documenting the student's past learning experiences. (LH)

An Undergraduate Research Program has been established at Cornell to provide a tutorial in which students can become involved in faculty research and learn first-hand how it is done. They earn credit for their participation. (Author/LBH)

An overview of cooperation among higher education authorities and institutions in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) is given, and agreements between those countries concerning the recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees are outlined. (MSE)

The 10 bilateral and two multilateral international conventions that Hungary has entered into, concerning the recognition of higher education degrees and diplomas, are described. (MSE)