The Experimental Schools Program was begun in 1970 under legislative authority to test the hypothesis that comprehensive changes in existing educational systems will improve the quality of education. This report to the Congress by the Comptroller General's Office determined that the Experimental Schools Program will provide information to…

Summarizes findings of the Fourth Inventory of Computers in Higher Education. Responses to a questionnaire were received from 1,822 U.S. institutions and campuses, which reported on the administrative functions, personnel, equipment, instructional use, and costs of their computer facilities. A two-volume report on this survey will be published in…

Describes a teacher training program coordinated by "regents" who are promoted teachers responsible for teacher in-service education in secondary schools in Scotland. (RK)

The roles of the school principal and the district program director in bicultural instructional programs are examined in this paper. The major responsibilities associated with both positions are defined. The role relationships between the two positions and between each position and the instructional staff are delineated. (Author/GC)

This paper discusses Federal Title I administration, and focuses on the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's activity in rulemaking and monitoring and enforcement. It also examines some of the similarities and differences in the ways states manage Title I and the implications of these strategies for local districts, particularly urban…

Reports the success of the remedial/foundations courses at the University of Houston Downtown College and their incorporation into regular university structure, and describes the increasing acceptance of special student support services. Includes a bibliography. (TP)

Problems that confront nursing education and the quality of doctoral preparation are discussed in this article and include the steep rise in requests from nurses for admission into doctoral programs and tight university budgets; other concerns are the development of scholars and sharing research findings. (TA)

Presents a set of guidelines and procedures for establishing and improving multi-teacher vocational agriculture departments in Oklahoma. Some of the areas covered include organizational structure, instructional planning, student selection and grouping, discipline standards, public relations, professional development, and departmental evaluation.…

A recent survey of cocurricular transcript programs revealed that transcript programs come under a variety of titles and are more common in smaller institutions. (MLW)

The University of New Hampshire teacher education program's implementation of the Dean's Grant program, a federally supported effort to prepare regular classroom teachers to work with students with special needs, is outlined and the change process in the department is discussed. (MSE)

Issues to be considered in implementing a required postdoctoral dental education requirement are discussed, including the impact on predoctoral program patient pools, costs, faculty, student career choices, specialty training and practice, national enforcement, and financing. (MSE)

Describes the implementation of a writing across the curriculum program at one university's writing center. Discusses solutions to counter the strains placed on the center by this additional program. (MM)

The pension-issues committee of the Higher Education Secretariat has issued a report backing an earlier proposal to permit college employees to withdraw more of their accumulated funds at the time of retirement as a one-time funds-transfer benefit, but dropping a call for potential withdrawal at any point during a career. (MSE)

Aspects of staffing analytical services in university research organizations are discussed, including university-industry comparisons of titles and classifications, recruitment, staff evaluation, salary administration, career ladders, and the staffing of various laboratories and other scientific facilities. (MSE)